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.After Beijing implemented a law on Feb. 1 allowing its coast guard to use weapons against foreign ships that China sees as illegally entering its waters, ruling Liberal Democratic Party members have been seeking a counterstr…READ FULL ARTICLE
