Ishigaki mayor urges gov't for enhanced security near Senkakus

Ishigaki mayor urges gov't for enhanced security near Senkakus

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshitaka Nakayama (L, front), mayor of Ishigaki, Okinawa Prefecture, calls on a land ministry official (R, front) to beef up security and surveillance in waters near the disputed Senkaku Islands, following a collision there between a Chinese fishing boat and Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels. The Ishigaki municipal government administers the islands in the East China Sea.

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