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The Japanese Coast Guard said the first two Chinese boats entered Japan's territorial waters at 06:18 local time (21:18 GMT Thursday), followed by another fleet of four other ships just after 07:00.
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Japan-China disputed islands
•The archipelago consists of five islands and three reefs
•Japan, China and Taiwan claim them; they are controlled by Japan and form part of Okinawa prefecture
•The Japanese government signed a deal in September 2012 to purchase three islands from Japanese businessman Kunioki Kurihara, who used to rent them out to the Japanese state
•The islands were the focus of a major diplomatic row between Japan and China in 2010
•Q&A: China-Japan islands row
The first two ships then left the area. No force was used, Japanese officials added.
"Our patrol vessels are currently telling them to leave our country's territorial waters," the coastguard said in a statement.
The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that its ships were there.
"These law enforcement and patrol activities are aimed to demonstrate China's jurisdiction over the Diaoyu Islands and its affiliated islets and ensure the country's maritime interests," a statement said.
The US has called for ''cooler heads to prevail'' as tension intensifies between China and Japan over the islands, which lie south of Okinawa and north of Taiwan.