Japan seized a Chinese fishing boat operating off Nagasaki and arrested the captain.
According to Kyodo News on the 13th, Japan's Fisheries Agency took this action on suspicion of refusing an order to stop within Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off Nagasaki Prefecture.
It is the first time since 2022 that the Fisheries Agency has detained a Chinese fishing boat, and it is said to be the first detention of a foreign fishing vessel this year.
Earlier, as Sanae Takaichi, Japan's prime minister, hinted last year at the possibility of involvement in the event of a Taiwan contingency, heightening tensions between China and Japan, attention is on whether this case will further worsen the conflict between the two countries.
In fact, in 2010, a Japanese patrol ship seized a Chinese fishing boat in the waters of the Senkaku Islands and detained the Chinese captain, sparking tensions between China and Japan. At the time, the Chinese government appeared to pressure Japan by restricting exports of rare earths.