December 8, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo
During the second day of general inquiries at the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly’s (OPA) regular November session December 7, eight members of the Okinawa-Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) faction took the podium. In response to a claim made by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated regarding Japanese fishing boats operating in the ocean around the Senkaku Islands, “The fact is these were not mere fishing boats, and were entering the area as a provocation,” Okinawa Department of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries chief commented, “The assertation that our prefecture’s fishing boats are ‘disguised fishing boats’ is absolutely impossible.” This was in response to a question by Ichiro Ohama, who represents the Ishigaki City district.