Japanese Court Guard Ship Uses Water Cannon To Prevent A Taiwanese Fishing Boat From Approaching A Disputed Island

In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard 11th Regional Headquarters, a Japan Coast Guard patrol boat uses water cannon to warn a Taiwan’s leisure boat, left, and Taiwan Coast Guard boat off Uotsuri in Japanese and Diaoyu Dao in Chinese, the biggest island in the disputed Senkaku or Diaoyu islands in East China Sea, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Four Taiwanese activists on the fishing boat attempted to sail to the disputed islands but were turned away by Japan Coast Guard.

In this photo released by Japan Coast Guard 11th Regional Headquarters, Japan Coast Guard’s patrol boat sprays water onto a Taiwanese leisure fishing boat, left, sail off Uotsuri in Japanese, or Diaoyu Dao in Chinese, the biggest island in the disputed Senkaku Islands, or Diaoyu Islands, in the East China Sea Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013. Other boats are Taiwan Coast Guard’s patrol boats. <AP Photo/Japan Coast Guard 11th Regional Headquarters>