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Japan protest over China ship's radar action
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-21337444
Chinese ships have been regularly patrolling near the disputed islands
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'Dangerous situation'
"On 30 January, something like fire-control radar was directed at a Japan Self-Defence Maritime escort ship in the East China Sea," Mr Onodera told reporters on Tuesday.
The minister added that a Japanese military helicopter was also targeted with a similar radar a few days earlier.
"Directing such radar is very abnormal. We recognise it would create a very dangerous situation if a single misstep occurred," he said.
The dispute over their ownership of the islands has been rumbling for years, but it reignited in 2012 when the Japanese government purchased three of the islands from their private Japanese owner.
