Japan 'releases Chinese fishermen'
- Published: 2 Feb 2013 at 18.44
- Online news: Asia
Japan on Sunday released the captain and crew of a Chinese boat who had been detained on suspicion of illegal fishing, Chinese state media reported amid a festering territorial row between the neighbours.
A coast guard vessel (R) chases a Chinese fishing boat near Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture on Saturday. Japan on Sunday released the captain and crew of a Chinese boat who had been detained on suspicion of illegal fishing, Chinese state media reported.
The 100-tonne coral fishing boat with a crew of 13 was stopped on Saturday by a Japanese coastguard patrol in waters some 45 kilometres (28 miles) northeast of Miyako island in the southern Okinawan chain.
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