Japan and South Korea have conducted a joint search and rescue drill in a sea area where Japan's air defense identification zone overlaps China's. Aircraft from both sides took part in the drill but without informing Chinese authorities.
A South Korean military officer said the drill was carried out southeast of South Korea's Jeju Island on Thursday. 4 ships and several aircraft from Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force and South Korea's Navy took part.Tokyo is demanding China revoke the zone as it covers airspace over Japan's Senkaku Islands. Japan controls the islands in the East China Sea but China and Taiwan claim them.
Source: NHK
Source: NHK
