Prime Minister Abe protests against North Korea due to fishing boat collision No illegal operation confirmed Oct 8 at 12:01

Regarding the accident that the Fisheries Agency fishing boat and North Korean fishing boat collided, Prime Minister Abe said in a representative question of the House of Councilors meeting that the illegal operation was not confirmed and the crew members were not restrained. Revealed that he protested on the diplomatic route.

Among them, Prime Minister Abe said on the 7th that the Fisheries Agency's fishing boat and North Korea ’s fishing boat collided with each other in Japan's exclusive economic zone off the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture. "The ship was rescued and I received a response from the fishing boat crew that all were rescued."

On top of that, he said, “The rescued crew had been transferred to another fishing boat that appears to be a North Korean flag and no illegal actions were taken by the fishing boat. The Fisheries Agency warned on the spot and explained that it was removed from the exclusive economic zone.

On the other hand, Prime Minister Abe said, “Operation in the exclusive economic zone around Yamatoko is not only illegal, but it also hinders the safe operation of Japanese fishermen. It continues to be illegally operated by foreign fishing vessels. We will respond to the situation with the embassy route in Beijing through the embassy route in Beijing.