MOSCOW (Kyodo) Russia’s border guard service said Thursday it has launched an investigation into the Japanese crab boat it seized Tuesday in the Sea of Japan.
The 122-ton Yoshi Maru No. 38, which arrived at Nakhodka port in Russia’s Far East on Wednesday, is suspected of fishing in Russia’s exclusive economic zone without authorization, border guard officials said.
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