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Japan broadcaster apologises after disputed Senkaku Islands called ‘Chinese territory’ on air
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Unscripted remarks about the Japanese-administered islands were made during during a Chinese-language programme on the public broadcaster NHK
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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