Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island

Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign fishing boats operate near Tori Island (back) in the Izu island chain on Oct. 31, 2014, with a number of them hoisting the Chinese national flag. Coral poaching in Japanese territorial waters and its exclusive economic zone near the Ogasawara and Izu islands is a problem nowadays.

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