The four vessels entered Japanese waters near Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku chain, in the late afternoon on Thursday.

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Four China Coast Guard ships sailed in Japanese territorial waters off the Senkaku Islands in Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, on Thursday.

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According to the Japan Coast Guard’s 11th regional headquarters based in Naha, the four vessels entered Japanese waters near Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku chain, between 4:15 p.m. and 4:35 p.m., and left the area at around 6 p.m.

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  • Drewfro66@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    9 hours ago

    I know there are some islands that are disputed between Japan and China, were these ships in Japan’s unambiguous territorial waters or in the disputed waters?