In a spectacular ship chase using water cannon, Japan Coast Guard vessels drove out a Taiwanese protest ship from the contiguous zone off Japanese territorial waters around the disputed Senkaku Islands on Jan. 24.
Japan Coast Guard chases off Taiwanese protest boat near Senkakus
Japan Coast Guard vessels converge on a Taiwanese protest ship and spray it with a water cannon on Jan. 24 in waters near Uotsurishima island, one of the disputed Senkaku Islands. (Shiro Nishihata)
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