Japan’s Fisheries Agency has advised Japanese fishing boats to avoid certain areas within Japan’s own exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and operate elsewhere after thousands of Chinese fishing boats ignored Tokyo’s previous warnings in recent weeks to exit the country’s waters.
“The request, directed at Japanese fisheries cooperatives, caused considerable outrage with a fisherman in Ishikawa Prefecture, facing the Sea of Japan,” the Asahi Shimbun reported on Wednesday. According to the newspaper, upon learning of the recommendation, the fisherman griped, “When a burglar has entered one’s backyard, would anyone say do not get near the thief?”-- More...
