TOKYO
\nJapan voiced \u201cstrong concern and protest\u201d Saturday after a Chinese naval ship entered its territorial waters, days after Tokyo accused Beijing of sending a military aircraft into Japanese airspace.
\nA Chinese naval vessel was spotted entering Japanese territorial waters near the southern Kuchinoerabu island at around 6:00 am Saturday (2100 GMT Friday) and exiting southwest of Yakushima island nearly two hours later, the defence ministry said.
\nFollowing the incident, the foreign ministry \u201cissued Japan\u2019s strong concern and protest\u201d to China\u2019s embassy in Tokyo.
\nThe ministry took \u201cinto account the past activities of Chinese naval vessels and others in the waters around Japan, and the recent intrusion into Japan\u2019s territorial airspace by a Chinese military plane,\u201d it said late Saturday.
\nJapan on Monday scrambled fighter jets after a two-minute incursion by Chinese Y-9 surveillance aircraft off the Danjo Islands in the East China Sea, which Tokyo slammed as a \u201cserious violation\u201d of its sovereignty.
\nChina\u2019s growing economic and military clout in the Asia-Pacific region and its assertiveness in territorial disputes \u2014 most recently with the Philippines \u2014 has rattled the United States and its allies.
\nLast week, Japan\u2019s defence ministry sought 8.5 trillion yen ($59 billion) for the next fiscal year, its largest ever initial budget request, as part of the country\u2019s five-year, 43 trillion yen defence buildup plan through March 2028.
\nThe request includes funding for so-called standoff capabilities to strike distant targets with missiles and unmanned vehicles.
\nIt is higher than the ministry\u2019s 7.7 trillion yen initial request last year, but smaller than the actual budget of 9.4 trillion yen approved for the current fiscal year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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