Japan destroyer sails through Taiwan Strait after China jet approach

Travel marks the third passage by Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel

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The Japanese destroyer Takanami, which passed through the Taiwan Strait on June 12. (Japan's Ministry of Defense)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- A Japanese warship passed through the Taiwan Strait just days after Chinese fighter jets flew dangerously close to a Japanese plane over the Pacific Ocean, it was learned Thursday.

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