Japan and China in territorial dispute

摘要

The Japanese government is reported to have granted Teikoku Oil concessions to undertake exploration drilling in the East China Sea,close to gas fields currently being explored by a Chinese consortium.The go-ahead was given after approval was given by the governors of south Japan's Kagoshima and Okinawa prefectures,which have state-designated jurisdiction over the area that is located just east of what Japan claims is the median line separating the 200-nautical-mile exclusive economic zones(EEZ)of Japan and China in the East China Sea.