11.   Russian border guards have repeatedly fired at Japanese fishing vessels in recent months, claiming the boats are poaching or entering the territorial waters.

12.   Russian cost guard ships have frequently fired at Japanese fishing boats suspected of poaching in Russian waters, especially around the disputed Kuril Islands southwest of Sakhalin.

13.   Russian coast guard ships have frequently fired at Japanese fishing boats suspected of poaching in Russian waters, especially around the disputed Kuril Islands.

14.   Russia claims the Japanese fishing boats are poaching in the area, and have fired on and detained Japanese fishermen.

15.   Russian border guards have repeatedly fired at Japanese fishing vessels, saying the boats were poaching.

16.   Russian border guards fired warning shots at several Japanese fishing boats in Russian territorial waters near the disputed Kuril Islands, officials said Friday.

17.   Russian cost guard vessels have frequently fired at Japanese fishing boats suspected of poaching in Russian territorial waters.

18.   The Navy is altering its plans for raising a Japanese fishing vessel sunk by a U.S. submarine after attempts to thread support wires under the ship failed.

19.   The Russian patrol boats then took the two Japanese fishing boats to Sakhalin.

20.   In recent years, there have been a series of incidents in which Japanese fishing boats have been either seized or shot at by the Russian coast guard.