Author Topic: Japan: Fisherman 'shot by Russia' (Read 1806 times)

Foxy Brown · « **on:** August 16, 2006, 05:33:18 PM »

A Japanese fisherman died after a Russian border patrol boat fired on a Japanese fishing boat east of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido, a Japanese Coast Guard official said on Wednesday.

shadowstar · « **Reply #1 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:45:32 PM »

Russia's going to get BUSTED big time, I think

aedon · « **Reply #2 on:** August 16, 2006, 05:50:34 PM »

Russia regrets fisherman's death, but blames Japan, crew.
:pen_sorry:

ctz · « **Reply #3 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:11:11 PM »

Ehh, they knew for sure that there might be russian patrol boats around. And they didn't stop when asked to. If anything armed tell me to stop, I stop. And because of that, I most likely won't get killed.

idiotboy · « **Reply #4 on:** August 16, 2006, 06:20:51 PM »

this took place off the Kurile Islands (as the Russians call it), aka the Northern Territories (as the Japanese call it).

the CNN report is a bit naughty in not mentioning this fact until the very end of its report, and using the euphemism "east of Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido" in the opening paragraph.

ownership of the Kuriles/ Northern Territories have been disputed by Japan and Russia since the end of WWII (and indeed, it's because of this dispute that Japan and Russia still haven't signed an official peace treaty to conclude WWII). recently, Putin has been promising to increase investment in the Kuriles - allegedly because it's shockingly run-down, even by Far East Russian standards (no-one disputes this is fact, by the way), but most likely to guarantee ongoing Russian possession of the islands.

clearly Japanese fishing fleets have been trawling in the waters of the Kurile on the basis that they're really Japanese islands - which would be why the fishing boat didnt turn tail and leave when challenged by the Russian coast guard; equally clearly the Russian authorities have decided to make a public stand about their claims to the Kuriles - which is why they've started shooting ppl.

stoneden · « **Reply #5 on:** August 16, 2006, 09:40:24 PM »

Fishermen and Fisherwomen, unite!!! Hook those Russian patrol guards in the earlobes until they bleed to death!

All jokes aside...come on now, it was a fishing boat with a crew of four. They could at most fired warning shots and confiscated all the fish/crab/gear/etc..

Must be true...Crabbing...worlds most dangerous job. :rocket:

smoothee · « **Reply #6 on:** August 17, 2006, 02:18:31 PM »

bloody russians.. stop killing innocent japanese fishermen.. !!! arghh!!