Russia naval ship spotted near Japan waters off remote Pacific islet

An information-gathering ship of the Russian navy on Wednesday briefly entered a strip of sea just outside territorial waters off the Okinotori Island, Japan's southernmost island in the Pacific, the Defense Ministry said.It marked the first time for the ministry to make public information related to the movements of a Russian naval ship within the so-called contiguous waters off the atoll about 1,700 kilometers south of Tokyo.Sailing through the zone just outside the territorial waters of a coastal nation itself presents no issues under international law.The Russian vessel had sailed south…READ FULL ARTICLE