The amount of activity by Chinese vessels near the Senkaku Islands is "clearly escalating," Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Monday, expressing concern over the continued presence of two such ships in waters surrounding the Tokyo-controlled, Beijing-claimed islets in the East China Sea.Iwaya told a Diet committee session that he conveyed the concern to top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi during their meeting in Tokyo on Saturday. His remarks came as the Chinese Coast Guard ships continued to operate within Japan's territorial seas near the uninhabited islands since the early hours of F…READ FULL ARTICLE