Japan on Saturday expressed strong protest against China after Beijing announced the implementation of " air defense identification zone " in the East China Sea , which includes the island dispute , the foreign ministry said .
Junichi Ihara , who heads the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of Japan's foreign ministry , was protested by telephone to Han Zhiqiang , a high official at the Chinese Embassy in Japan , the ministry said in a statement .
He said " would never approve specified zone of China " because it incorporate the Senkaku islands are controlled by Tokyo , the statement said .
China also claims the islands, which they call the Diaoyu .
Ihara also told the Chinese that such action is undertaken Beijing will "enhance " the current military tensions regarding the islands, calling it " very dangerous " .
Japanese Deputy Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki plans to call Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua as soon as possible on Monday and expressed Japan's stance on the issue , Kyodo news agency said .
Along with the establishment of the zones in the East China Sea , China's defense ministry issued a set of rules that must be followed aircraft identification of all aircraft that enter the area , which can be punished with a military intervention .
The planes are expected to provide their flight plan , a clear sign of their nationality , and maintain two-way radio communication which enables them " to respond in a timely and accurate for identification checks " of the Chinese authorities .
Japan - China relations remained at a low point for more than a year as a result of territorial dispute , which increased again when Japan nationalized three of the five islands September 2012 , according to AFP .
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