中国海軍測量艦が領海侵入　昨年１１月以来、５度目―防衛省

　防衛省は２７日、鹿児島県の口永良部島西方の海域で、中国海軍の測量艦１隻が日本の領海に侵入したと発表した。中国軍艦による領海侵入は昨年１１月以来で、５度目。日本政府は外交ルートを通じて中国側に懸念を伝えた。
　同省によると２６日午後８時半ごろ、中国海軍の「シュパン」級測量艦１隻が口永良部島西方の日本の接続水域を航行しているのを、海上自衛隊などが発見。同艦はそのまま東進し、警戒監視をしていた海自の護衛艦「おおなみ」や海上保安庁の巡視船が同日午後１１時ごろ、領海内への侵入を確認した。（2022/04/27-08:50）

Japan's Defense Ministry said Wednesday that a Chinese military vessel entered Japanese territorial waters on Tuesday night, the fifth such intrusion and the first since last November.
   The Japanese government has conveyed its concern over the incident to the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.
   The Maritime Self-Defense Force and others spotted a Chinese navy survey vessel sailing in the contiguous zone around Japanese waters west of Kuchinoerabu Island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima, at around 8:30 p.m. (11:30 a.m. GMT).
   The Chinese vessel was sailing east, and its intrusion into Japanese waters was confirmed at around 11 p.m. by the MSDF destroyer Onami and a Japan Coast Guard patrol ship.
   The vessel left Japanese waters south of Yakushima Island, also in Kagoshima, at around 2:10 a.m. Wednesday, and headed southeast, according to the Japanese ministry.