Japan told China violation of airspace by balloons is unacceptable

Japan told China that violations of its airspace by uncrewed surveillance balloons were absolutely unacceptable.
Japan’s Defence Ministry said on Tuesday that it “strongly suspects” Chinese surveillance balloons had entered Japanese territory at least three times since 2019.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said, “As a result of further investigation of specific balloon-shaped flying objects that were confirmed in Japan’s airspace in the past, it is strongly suspected that they were unmanned surveillance balloons from China.”
The Kyodo news agency reported, Japan’s government is considering relaxing requirements on the use of weapons to defend against intrusions of its airspace.
Attention to past intrusions of Japan’s airspace has heightened since the United States shot down a Chinese balloon this month and briefed officials from 40 nations about the object.