Japanese authorities have seized a Chinese fishing boat and arrested its skipper for allegedly defying an order to stop while within Japan’s exclusive economic zone off Nagasaki Prefecture, the Fisheries Agency said early on Friday.
The incident marks the first time since 2022 that the agency has seized a Chinese fishing boat.
The vessel is also the first foreign fishing boat seized by the agency this year.
The skipper, a 47-year-old Chinese national, was arrested on Thursday and stands accused…
Japan seizes Chinese fishing boat off Nagasaki, arrests skipper
