Chinese missiles have landed in Japan’s exclusive economic zone


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The Japanese defense minister said Japanese authorities believe ballistic missiles fired by China this Thursday fell into Japan’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). “Five of the nine ballistic missiles launched by China are believed to have landed in Japan’s EEZ,” Nobuo Kishi told reporters as China was conducting large-scale military exercises with Taiwan, whose territory is close to parts of Okinawa, the southernmost island region of Japan. The official added that the Japanese Executive protested to Beijing through diplomatic channels and considered the incident “a serious problem” that affects national security and Japanese citizens. According to Kishi, this was the first...