Japan's Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi speaks to the members of the media after he inspected the British Royal Navy's HMS Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan September 6, 2021. Kiyoshi Ota/Pool via REUTERS
Reuters: Japan says suspected Chinese submarine seen near territorial waters
TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan's defence ministry said on Sunday that a submarine believed to be from China was spotted in waters near its southern islands, as maritime tensions persist in the Pacific.
Japan's navy on Friday morning identified a submerged vessel sailing northwest just outside territorial waters near Amami Oshima island, part of Kagoshima prefecture, the ministry said in a statement.
A Chinese destroyer was also spotted in the vicinity.
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