Japan on Tuesday slammed an unprecedented breach of its airspace by a Chinese military plane the previous day, calling it a "totally unacceptable" violation of its sovereignty and safety."We are firmly determined to protect our land, sea and airspace and to stand up to say what we need to say," Defense Minister Minoru Kihara told a press conference.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said at a separate press conference that the Chinese military's "operations around our nation are apparently expanding and intensifying" and that Japan will continue to monitor them "with strong interest.…READ FULL ARTICLE
