22:18 (13:18)โขChina's Radar Lock-On Intensifies
โจJapanese media continues to heavily feature the escalating tensions with China, reporting that Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese Self-Defense Force jets southeast of Okinawa. Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi and Defense Minister Koizumi have strongly protested this "dangerous act," which is seen as a significant escalation from previous confrontations and a military intimidation tactic (Mainichi Shimbun, Yomiuri Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan, Asahi Shimbun, NHK News, TBS News, Nikkei Shimbun, Kyodo News English).