Five ballistic missiles launched by China¡¯s military during exercises around Taiwan on Thursday were believed to have landed inside Â鶹´«Ã½ exclusive economic zone for the first time, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said.
The Defense Ministry said all five of the missiles that landed within Â鶹´«Ã½ EEZ ¡ª which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from Â鶹´«Ã½ coast ¡ª had fallen into waters southwest of Hateruma Island in Okinawa Prefecture.
Kishi said the Japanese government delivered a diplomatic protest to Beijing over the move.
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