TOKYO - Japan has confirmed an interpretation of an existing law allowing its coast guard to directly fire a weapon against a foreign vessel it believes is aiming to land people on the Senkaku Islands, a change government officials and experts believe will boost Tokyo's deterrence against Beijing's perceived attempts to seize the Japanese-controlled islets in the East China Sea.
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