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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Justin McCurry in Tokyo

Japan broadcaster apologises after disputed Senkaku Islands called ‘Chinese territory’ on air

Minamikojima Island, Kitakojima Island and Uotsuri Island, part of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea.
NHK apologised after the unscripted comments were made in a broadcast on Monday that said the Senkaku islands were ‘Chinese territory’. The islands are administered by Japan. Photograph: Kyodo News/Getty Images

Japan’s public broadcaster, NHK, has apologised after a member of staff referred to the disputed Senkaku Islands as “Chinese territory” during an internationally broadcast radio programme this week.

The presenter, a Chinese national in his 40s, made the unscripted remarks for about 20 seconds during a Chinese-language broadcast on Monday on the NHK World-Japan and Radio 2 channels, according to the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper.

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