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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 8, 2019
Japan lodges protest with North Korea over boat collision as Abe vows to prevent illegal fishing in EEZ
The collision took place early Monday some 350 kilometers northwest of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN
Sep 17, 2019
North Korea claims Japanese ships 'made illegal intrusion' in August
North Korea said Tuesday a patrol boat and ships of the Japan Coast Guard "made illegal intrusion" into its exclusive economic zone late last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2019
Japanese crab boat seized by Russian authorities for allegedly fishing inside EEZ
Russian authorities have seized a Shimane Prefecture-based Japanese crab boat with 10 crew members in the Sea of Japan for allegedly fishing illegally in Russia's exclusive economic zone, prefectural officials said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 1, 2018
Japan Coast Guard reinforces Sea of Japan fleet to ward off North Korean poachers
The Japan Coast Guard has beefed up its patrol fleet near the Yamato Bank in the Sea of Japan to counter increasing numbers of North Korean fishing boats in Japan's exclusive economic zone, it announced Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 13, 2017
Japan warns Russia not to conduct survey in EEZ without permission
Tokyo has asked Russia not to conduct marine surveys or resource exploration within Japan's exclusive economic zone without permission, Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 2, 2017
Taiwan seeks agreement with Japan on scientific research in disputed East China Sea waters
Taiwan's Foreign Ministry said Sunday it is working to sign an agreement with Japan governing scientific research in disputed waters of the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 9, 2017
North Korean missile splashdown closest so far to Japan's mainland, government says
One of the missiles fired into the Sea of Japan on Monday landed about 200 km north of the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2017
Abe says latest North Korean missile launch represents 'new level of threat'
North Korea demonstrated its growing military capabilities with the launch of four ballistic missiles Monday, three of which fell into the Sea of Japan, in what Prime Minister Shinzo Abe characterized as "a new level of threat."
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2016
China brushes off Japan's protest over maritime gas exploration
China is brushing off a diplomatic protest by Japan over gas exploration in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 11, 2016
Abe considering collecting North Korean missile debris in Japan's exclusive economic zone
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says his government is 'seriously considering' collecting the debris of North Korean ballistic missiles that have fallen in waters near Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2016
China must prepare for 'people's war at sea,' defense chief says
Chinese Defense Minister Chang Wanquan has warned of maritime security threats and called for increased preparations for what he termed a "people's war at sea" as Beijing seeks to "safeguard sovereignty" after last month's international tribunal ruling rejected its historic claims to much of the South China Sea.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2016
Taiwan moves to 'clarify' Okinotorishima stance in response to fishing boat seizure
Taipei is stepping up diplomatic efforts to clarify its position on Okinotorishima Island, the southernmost point of Japanese territory, after a Taiwanese fishing boat and its crew were detained by the Japan Coast Guard for fishing in adjacent waters.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 27, 2016
Japan, Russia keep salmon-trout quota unchanged in Japan EEZ
Tokyo and Moscow have agreed that Japan's quota for catching Russian-spawned salmon and trout in Japan's exclusive economic zone will be 2,050 tons in 2016, the same amount agreed to in 2015, the Fisheries Agency said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 6, 2015
Japan protests Chinese gas development in East China Sea
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Monday that Japan has been protesting China's construction of new gas field development facilities in the East China Sea since June 2013.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2015
Japan, Taiwan agree to modify landmark fishing pact off Senkakus
Tokyo and Taipei agree to amend a treaty covering fishing in waters off the Japan-administered and Taiwan-claimed Senkaku Islands.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2015
Taiwan, Japan to discuss fishing arrangements near Senkakus
A Taiwan-Japan joint fishery committee will meet in Tokyo this week to discuss fishing arrangements in waters off the Senkaku Islands.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2014
New 'island' may help enlarge EEZ
Continuing volcanic activity near the tiny island of Nishinoshima, some 1,000 km south of Tokyo, has given rise to the possibility that Japan's exclusive economic zone may expand a fraction.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2014
Ambiguous fisheries law sets up in-your-face conundrum for China
The ambiguity of China's 'new' fisheries law courts conflict by setting up an in-your-face conundrum for its neighbors
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2013
Japan protests China's plan to tap seabed gas near contested waters
Japan expressed opposition Wednesday to exploitation by China of a natural gas field that may stretch into the seabed under contested waters in the East China Sea, having received news Beijing is making moves to that end.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2013
Taiwan skippers hail pact and jump the gun
Even though the new Japan-Taiwan fishing treaty didn't come into force until Friday, some Taiwanese trawlers landed their first catch Thursday.

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