Thursday 24 January 2013

INQUIRER.net: Chinese boat detained for illegal fishing in Japan

INQUIRER.net
Philippine News for Filipinos
Chinese boat detained for illegal fishing in Japan
Jan 25th 2013, 03:17

BEIJING—Japan has detained a Chinese fishing boat and eight crew members for illegal fishing around Southwestern Japan.   The incident is not likely to spark a dispute as it didn't occur in contested waters, but it comes as tensions have been rising over an island dispute that has raised fears of an armed confrontation between Beijing and Tokyo.   The fishing boat was detained Thursday off Nagasaki prefecture, hundreds of kilometers (miles) away from the disputed islands, known as Diaoyu in Chinese and Senkaku in Japanese.   A Japanese fisheries official in nearby Fukuoka confirmed the incident took place Thursday but gave no other details.  ...

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