中国海軍測量艦が領海侵入　９月以来、通算８回目―防衛省

　防衛省は２日、鹿児島県・屋久島の周辺海域で、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。中国軍艦の領海侵入は９月以来で通算８回目。今年の４回は全てこの海域で、地形情報などを収集していた可能性がある。防衛省は活動を強める中国海軍を警戒するとともに意図を分析している。政府は外交ルートで懸念を伝えた。
　同省によると、１日午後７時５０分ごろ、鹿児島県・臥蛇島西方の日本の接続水域内を北東に進む中国海軍のシュパン級測量艦１隻を、海上自衛隊が発見。同艦は２日午前０時１０分ごろに口永良部島南西で領海内に入り、屋久島南方で出域するまで、約３時間領海内を航行した。海自のＰ１哨戒機などが情報収集や警戒監視に当たった。（2022/11/02-09:18）

A Chinese navy survey vessel entered Japanese territorial waters around Yakushima island in the southwestern prefecture of Kagoshima early Wednesday, Japan's Defense Ministry said.
   It was the eighth time for a Chinese military vessel to intrude into Japanese waters, and the first since September. All four intrusions this year took place in the same area, and the ships may have been collecting topographical information.
   Tokyo conveyed its concern over the latest incident to the Chinese side through diplomatic channels.
   The Defense Ministry is increasingly vigilant against the Chinese navy's ramped-up activities, and is analyzing the purpose of the series of intrusions.
   According to the ministry, the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force spotted a Chinese navy survey ship sailing to the northeast in the Japanese contiguous zone west of Gaja island in Kagoshima around 7:50 p.m. Tuesday (10:50 a.m. GMT). The vessel crossed into Japanese territorial waters southwest of Kuchinoerabu island, also in Kagoshima, around 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, and sailed there for about three hours before exiting the area at a point south of Yakushima.