Since August 25, more than ten floating mines have been. picked up either in Japanese territorial waters along the eastern shore of northern Korea or on the high seas nearby, the statement points out. Therefore, Japanese ships have been prohibited from sailing at night off northern Korea, where mine-sweeping operations are going on.
Japan, the statement adds, desires to preserve peace in the Japan and therefore it is urgently necessary to eliminate the danger io Japanese and foreign ships caused by mines. Nishisuira—promontory, northern The ship was sunk off Korea, according to the Japanese news agency.—hReuter.
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