China has sent ships into the islands’ waters 19 times since Tokyo
nationalised the chain in September.
Abe has pushed an agenda that includes upgrading the country’s Self
Defense Forces to make them a full-scale military, and has spoken of
wanting to revise Japan’s pacifist constitution.
TOKYO —
China sent its ships into territorial waters around disputed islands
Friday, in the first incursion since Japan elected a new government.The move is a setback to hopes in Tokyo that Beijing might use the poll as a chance for a fresh start after months of bitter wrangling and rhetoric over an issue that neither side is prepared to budge on.