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Japan releases Chinese fishing boat captain after fining him Y300,000

Crime Nov. 09, 2011 - 06:30PM JST ( 20 )

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BlueWitchNov. 09, 2011 - 06:18PM JST

The captain paid the fine and was released immediately, Jiji said.

Ironically, most common folk arrested here WILL not get the chance to pay a fine and get released for what I've heard. They are detained for weeks or months on end. Shameful.
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ebisenNov. 09, 2011 - 06:37PM JST

300000 yen is peanuts for a good fishing crew. If they allow them to take the boat they'll be back in notime.
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presto345Nov. 09, 2011 - 07:36PM JST

The imposed fine is really arbitrary. And the vessel should have been confiscated.
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brknarmNov. 09, 2011 - 09:08PM JST

Bluewitch, detained for weeks or months for illegal fishing?
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FadamorNov. 09, 2011 - 09:08PM JST

And the vessel should have been confiscated.

??? If you're driving your car and enter a "No Trespassing" area, you would expect to have your car confiscated rather than be ticketed and escorted out of the area?
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PT24881Nov. 09, 2011 - 09:19PM JST

A fine of ¥300 000 for entering Japan's waters ?

No charge on illegal fishing ( did they fish when spotted ? ) Meanwhile, the sum was too small to cover coast guards' fuel cost on the 5 hour chasing ?
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kukuchaiNov. 09, 2011 - 10:27PM JST

gentlement from japan. i salute you nihonjin.
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CrickyNov. 09, 2011 - 10:35PM JST

Fish illegally, Pot calling the Kettle? Did the captain give a written apology and bow? Seems a tad light?
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Jan Claudius WeirauchNov. 10, 2011 - 12:35AM JST

that's only like 30.000 per person who staffed on the boat. And fuel for the coastguard as well as salary's and court fees etc etc. are more than 300.000yen together I reckon.
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YuriOtaniNov. 10, 2011 - 01:29AM JST

They did get to spend sometime in the extra long stay Japanese "hotel". So I hoped they liked their stay in Japan! Waves bye bye!
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bajhista65Nov. 10, 2011 - 01:40AM JST

Too linient. Hehehehe What is 300,000¥. China accepted without complaint. But during the incident near the disputed islands China made a big fuzz about the Japanese Patrol Boats presence over the disputed Islands. if it is disputed, what were their fishing boats doing there and ramming the Japanese patrol boats. Any disputed islands and surroundings should be left vacated by countires claiming.
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Darrin FloresNov. 10, 2011 - 04:21AM JST

Have him pay the fine, and all fish on the boat seized.. then let him leave with his boat... no need to take the boat..... He will be back next week, then we can do all of this all over again....
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kurisupisuNov. 10, 2011 - 06:52AM JST

No mention of any catch being confiscated?

Were they fishing at the time and what was on the vessel?

I would conjecture a big .....zilch!

I've been searched by customs here ..many times and they haven't found anything either. (just saying)
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nstn123Nov. 10, 2011 - 12:56PM JST

Up the fee and makes this a new source of income.
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BlueWitchNov. 10, 2011 - 06:04PM JST

@brknarm

Bluewitch, detained for weeks or months for illegal fishing?

Not for fishing, but for small misdemeanors. A friend of mine got arrested over carrying a small knife he uses for fishing that was encased inside a plastic box with the rest of fishing gear inside the trunk. The cop stopped him over some traffic thing and for some unknown reason he searched my friend's car and found the knife. My friend was told that he can ONLY carry such knife when he is ACTUALLY fishing, not before or after. WTF, right? so he got arrested and spent about 3 weeks in lock up. The Chinese captain had it easy. The cops are here to harass people, not to protect them. That is outrageous!!
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just-a-guyNov. 10, 2011 - 08:38PM JST

The japnese law were rubbish on high seas,nobody will take it serously! That 300000yen payment was roughly 4000USD, just sparing a 'generousity' for those tsunami refugees, that wont scare anyone! The fisherman has got to fish, the spies has got to spy on the high seas! $4000 dollars for a 4 hours chasing and the collision...? Bargain!!
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tmtmsnbNov. 10, 2011 - 10:32PM JST

Nowadays many things on the highseas are interconnected. Aside from the boat, the fishing, the Japanese waters, the fine as well as the pretentious "“This is a normal fishery case and has been properly settled,” there is next week's 19th Asean Leader's Summit to be held in Indonesia cochaired by US Presodent Obama and Philippine President Aquino. Among other things there will be the disputed West Philippine Sea (South China Sea) issue. The last thing China wanted is scaring the 10 Asean nations into forming a united front against China's claim of the ownership of the whole "South Chian Sea"---considered to be everybody's sea among all 10 nations. thus: Let the Japanese chase the captain for 4 hours, get caught, and play meek. It's time to be as meek as a lamb.
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smithinjapanNov. 11, 2011 - 09:10AM JST

YuriOtani: You actually gave me a chuckle there. Nice comment.

Anyway, it's more or less as I said would happen, save that I thought at worst they would keep the boat. There's not much else they could have done besides giving him a fine and the boot. One more thing they could do is perhaps blacklist him (if they haven't) and IF he comes back more severe punishment.
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SerranoNov. 11, 2011 - 10:22PM JST

"300,000 yen is peanuts"

Not for a Chinese fishing boat captain, it ain't.
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seichepreyNov. 12, 2011 - 08:08PM JST

Bluewitch, I think that this settlement is an issue between nations rather than a blatant disregard for the people of Japan. You are correct that many crimes should be settled with a fine and not jail time, however.