Tokyo hyped 'radar lock-on': experts

Media frenzy prevails as Japan's policies move further to the right

Japan's campaign to accuse Chinese radars of "locking onto" a Japanese warship is more like a "political drama" to hype the "China threat" and will risk greater tension over the Diaoyu Islands dispute, experts said.

Observers warned that the hyped "lock-on incident" serves as part of Tokyo's excuse for military expansion and lifting legislative limitations on the country's armed forces.