A、The killing of a Japanese Fisherman B、Shooting of Japanese Fisherman Triggering Dispute with Russia C、Japan and Russia Fightin

A diplomatic roar broke out between Japan and Russia on Wednesday following the shooting death of a Japanese fisherman in waters claimed by both countries. Russia confirms that border patrol shot dead a Japanese fisherman earlier in the day, aboard a vessel suspected of illegally fishing for lucrative crab.Thirty-five year old Mitsuhiro Morita was one of the four men on board the Japanese vessel. The other three have been taken into custody by the Russians. The incident took place near the island chain, the Russians call the Kurils, and the Japanese call the Northern Territories. The islands were seized from Japan by Soviet Union in the closing days of World War II, but have been under Russian control ever since but Japan still claims them. Foreign minister Taro Aso, after summoning Russian’s deputy ambassador, told the re- porters in Tokyo that killing of the Japanese fisherman was an outrageous act. Aso says he lodged a strong protest with the acting head of the Russian Embassy, Mikhail Galuzin. Galuzin told the reporters that at the Foreign Ministry that the vessel was apprehended in Russian waters, in accordance with Russian law.