NEMURO, Japan (Reuters) -Japanese fisherman Tsuruyuki Hansaku was barely out of high school when he served 10 months in a Soviet prison, arrested at sea on his father's boat for catching cod in what ...

BEIJING (AP) — China says its coast guard issued a warning to a Japanese fishing boat operating in waters surrounding uninhabited East China Sea islands that are controlled by Japan but claimed by ...

Anglers interested in starting or upgrading their Tenkara fly fishing rod and reel may be interested in a new piece of kit launched via Kickstarter in the form of the Kita Japanese Tenkara fly fishing ...

TOKYO-- Japanese authorities were investigating Friday eight men found on Japan's northern coast who say they are from North Korea and washed ashore after their boat broke down. Investigators believe ...

A Japan Coast Guard patrol boat sprays water on a North Korean fishing boat after the vessel ignored warnings to leave the waters near Yamatotai, Japan. (Japan Coast Guard via AP) TOKYO — Japan’s ...

TOKYO >> Over the past year, Yuki Muraoka noticed an uptick in the number of recreational anglers visiting his favorite fishing haunts in Tokyo. Whether alone or with family, those equipped with rods ...

BEIJINGBEIJING — China’s coast guard said Saturday its officers ordered a Japanese fishing vessel and several patrol ships to leave waters surrounding tiny Japanese-controlled islands in the East ...