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Story summary
- Japan protested China after a Chinese military jet locked its radar on Japanese fighters near Okinawa, twice on Saturday.
- Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi condemned the radar lock as a dangerous act and demanded preventive measures.
- The incident follows rising tensions after Japan's recent comments on Taiwan.
- Separately, the Philippine coast guard reported that China fired flares at a patrol plane in the South China Sea.
