Japan flew fighter jets on Tuesday to block a Chinese aircraft that fly to disputed islands that both countries in the East China Sea , Japan's Ministry of Land said .
This is the first incident that was announced by the ministry since China imposed air defense identification zone ( ADIZ ) in November last year , which sparked tensions in the region .
Propeller aircraft belonging to the Chinese Y - 12 flew to Japan ADIZ around 160 kilometers of airspace around the Senkaku islands are controlled by Japan , the ministry said . China claims the islands he called his Diaoyus .
China 's aircraft returned to base without entering the airspace contested after Japanese aircraft on the air , an official at the ministry said , without giving further details .
China imposed ADIZ also includes the islands.
The incident occurred in the midst of a diplomatic dispute between Japan and China .
Warships and fighter planes the Chinese government looks beyond the islands several times since Japan nationalized in September 2012 .
Meanwhile Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida heading for Spain and France on Tuesday , where he is expected to press the issue between Tokyo and China .
In a message on a Facebook page belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , Foreign Minister calls his trip Kishida is the first in the new year .
" I will continue the tour to other countries this year , to protect the national interest and emphasized diplomacy to achieve peace and stability in the world , " he said .
The trip was made during Japan's increasingly bitter relationship with China , with Beijing allegations that the nationalist leader , Prime Minister Shinzo Abe whitewashing Japan's imperial past with a controversial visit historic sites honoring ancestors is considered as a war criminal .
Abe pilgrimage shrine on Dec. 26 occurred in the middle of peak tension over the past year regarding the territorial dispute over the sovereignty of islands in the East China Sea , which analysts warned could trigger armed conflict in the region .
Analysts said Tokyo would seek support to Europe and other parts of the world and often suspicious of Chinese background who accused the Japanese military revival .
During his visit , Kishida will explain the problem of the formation of the National Security Council in the style of the United States in December that make Japan into a proactive contributor to peace , according to the Foreign Ministry .
Kishida will arrive in Madrid on Tuesday evening to meet his counterpart in Spain , Jose Manuel Garcia - Margallo before giving a courtesy call on Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy and King Juan Carlos I on Wednesday .
He will move on to France to meet with Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius on Wednesday evening , according to AFP .
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