Japan coast guard has brush with Taiwanese fishing boat off Senkakus

A Japanese coast guard patrol ship and a Taiwanese fishing boat were involved in a minor collision on Sunday off the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, according to Japanese and Taiwanese authorities.The incident occurred within Japanese territorial waters off the Japan-administered islets when the patrol boat was warning the boat to leave the waters while sailing side by side with it, the Japan Coast Guard said Monday.No one on either side was injured in the incident, according to the authorities. The coast guard said the Taiwanese boat was fishing illegally.Taiwan's coast gua…READ FULL ARTICLE