The Japanese government said on Tuesday that it has lodged a protest with China for installing a buoy inside Japan's exclusive economic zone near the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea and is demanding the immediate removal of the object.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a press conference that the Chinese act is inconsistent with international law. The buoy was found in July near the uninhabited, Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed islets.China has been intensifying its military activities and maritime assertiveness in the East and South China seas, with Japan protesting again…READ FULL ARTICLE
