Japan risks China's fury after seizing illegal fishing boat in raid

Japan has seized an illegal Chinese fishing boat and its captain on suspicion of operating illegally in Japanese waters. A patrol vessel first noticed the boat on Thursday evening about 89 nautical miles southwest of the island of Meshima in Nagasaki prefecture, in the country s south. Japan s Fisheries Agency said the boat was operating within Japan s exclusive economic zone but failed to comply with demands to halt. "The vessel s captain was ordered to stop for an inspection by a fisheries

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Japan risks China's fury after seizing illegal fishing boat in raid

Japan has seized an illegal Chinese fishing boat and its captain on suspicion of operating illegally in Japanese waters. A patrol vessel first noticed the boat on Thursday evening about 89 nautical miles southwest of the island of Meshima in Nagasaki prefecture, in the country s south. Japan s Fisheries Agency said the boat was operating within Japan s exclusive economic zone but failed to comply with demands to halt. "The vessel s captain was ordered to stop for an inspection by a fisheries

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