2023.02.14 23:16Nation

中国偵察気球と「強く推定」　防衛省、国内で確認の飛行物体

　防衛省は１４日、日本領空内で確認されていた気球型の飛行物体が、中国の無人偵察用気球と「強く推定される」と発表した。中国に外交ルートを通じて事実確認を求め、「外国の無人偵察用気球の領空侵犯は断じて受け入れられない」と申し入れた。
　発表によると、中国の関係が推定されるのは、２０１９年１１月の鹿児島県、２０年６月の仙台市、２１年９月の青森県にそれぞれ飛来した物体を含む、過去に確認された飛行物体。同省はこれまで以上に情報収集・警戒監視に努めるとしている。（2023/02/14-23:16）

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2023.02.14 23:16Nation

Balloons that Flew over Japan Assumed to Be Chinese: Govt

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Suspicious balloons that have been found flying in Japanese airspace are strongly assumed to be unmanned spy balloons from China, the Defense Ministry said Tuesday.
   The government demanded through diplomatic channels that China explain facts about the balloons, the ministry said.
   Tokyo also told Beijing that any violation of Japanese airspace by a foreign unmanned surveillance balloon is totally unacceptable.
   The suspicious balloons include those found flying over Kagoshima Prefecture in November 2019, the city of Sendai in June 2020 and Aomori Prefecture in September 2021, the ministry said.
   The ministry added that it will step up its operations to collect information on such flying objects and enhance its surveillance.