Japan protests China's drilling activity in East China Sea
TOKYO- Japan's government has lodged a protest with China over drilling activity in the waters between the two countries.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday that Japan had confirmed that a moored Chinese drilling ship is conducting some kind of activity in the East China Sea.
He called China's oil and gas exploration efforts "extremely regrettable" at a time when the maritime boundaries between Japan and China have not been established.
