From the fishing boat, Okada looked upon the island and populated it with ... Out on the water, he thought about the “spirit” of the old Japanese village's fishermen. He wondered if the ritual they ...

They had come from all over Japan. There were two small children, one just three years old ... to turn the boat around. As the Kazu 1 headed north into stormy seas, local fishing boats were ...

Chinese fishing boats continue to operate in waters near Japan despite a Chinese embargo ... fishing was partially lifted that day. A 60-year-old fisherman said, “Depending on the weather ...

China’s coastguard says it warned a Japanese fishing boat to leave its territorial waters near the disputed Diaoyu Islands, the latest confrontation in the area. The tiny, uninhabited islands in ...