Japan Says China Apologizes Over Sub Intrusion
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Japan said China apologized on Tuesday for the intrusion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week in a gesture that defuses a dispute and may open the way for a bilateral summit this weekend.
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Ruling bloc and opposition lawmakers Thursday criticized the government&#39;s slow response to a mystery submarine that intruded into Japan&#39;s territorial waters the previous day.
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Facing strong protests, China broke a week-long silence Tuesday and offered Japan its first explanation about a Chinese submarine that Tokyo said intruded into Japanese territorial waters and refused to signal its identity.
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China expressed regret Tuesday over an incursion by a Chinese submarine into Japanese territorial waters last week, Japan&#39;s Kyodo News reported.
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TOKYO -- China expressed regret today over what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese waters last week, Japan&#39;s foreign minister said, the first time Beijing has acknowledged the submarine was one of its own.
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The decision, which prompted an immediate protest from Beijing, was the latest sign that Japan is hardening its diplomatic stance towards China.
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China expressed regret Tuesday over what it called an accidental incursion by one of its submarines into Japanese territorial waters last week, Japan's foreign minister said.
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China has admitted that its submarine  intruded into Japanese waters last week and apologized over the  incident, Japan's top government spokesman Hiroyuki Hosoda told  a news conference Tuesday.
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TOKYO  - Japan has determined a submarine that briefly intruded into Japanese territorial waters earlier this week without identifying itself came from China, an official said Friday.
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THE detection of a foreign submarine in Japan&#39;s southern coastal waters threatens to aggravate tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.
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Japan's prime minister met and apologized on Tuesday to hepatitis patients at the centre of a high-profile scandal over tainted blood products as he tried to quell a row that risks further eroding his support ratings.
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Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda apologized on Monday for his ruling party's handling of a public pensions crisis, after seeing his support ratings tumble in polls.
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The Chinese government again requests the Japanese government to correct its wrongdoing of permitting Lee Teng-Hui&#39;s tour to Japan, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said here Tuesday.
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China expressed regret through diplomatic channels yesterday that one of its nuclear-powered submarines intruded into Japanese territorial
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China has expressed regret for the intrusion of one of its subs into Japanese waters last week, Tokyo says.
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The US ambassador to Japan offered a personal apology Wednesday over a US Marine's alleged rape of a young girl in Okinawa, amid warnings that the incident will damage the countries' alliance.
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Japan is to formally protest to China after saying a submarine found in its waters on Wednesday was Chinese.