Taiwanese captain released after boat intercepted by Japan

A Taiwanese captain has been released after his Keelung-registered fishing vessel, the "Fu Yang No. 266," was intercepted by a Japanese Fisheries Agency vessel under suspicion of operating near Amami Oshima early Friday morning.

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