NIHONESE EEZ AND TERRITORIAL WATERS TO BE EXPANDED!
CLASH ON THE HORIZON!?
Nihonese Fishing vessels near Dejima
Ishikawa - In stunning announcement today during press conference, Kojiro - Taikun Ue informed the Nihonese public and international opinion that Nihonese territorial waters around the Dejima Islands will be expanded to about 50 nautical miles (roughly 92km) with the EEZ being expanded to 250 nautical miles, citing protection of Nihonese fishing industry as a reason. The new claim will become valid since 04.05.2016. During that time 50 nautical miles from the shore of thee islands constituting Dejima chain will be officially considered Nihonese territorial waters, with all rights reserved to it.
"It is obvious that those waters belong to Nihon" spoke Shogun Kojiro in an interview with Ishikawa Today "The current limits on the territorial waters and EEZ are products of liberal - Western colonialism, based around enforcement of wishes of colonialist powers upon the rest of the world. Nihonese sailors navigated among those waters for hundreds of years since clan Tachibana colonized that island; the fish, swarming the depths around Dejima are ours to claim, and so the sons of Admiral Yi will. It is in my view that current 12 nautical miles limit is simply harming to multiple nations, denying them chance to grow and prosper. Of course, on behalf of the empire of Greater Nihon I wish to inform that our government has no plans of further acquisitions, and is fully eager to ensure that all civilian shipping passing by will encounter no obstacles while passing through waters being under Nihonese control. Should however any nation, or organization, deny the Nihonese goodwill and decide to resurrect the past spirit of colonialism, the Government of the Empire of Greater Nihon can not guarantee their safety."
Fishing has always played major role in Nihonese culture, and today - when Nihonese people constitute an enormous fishing fleet - it's significance grows rapidly as exports to other nations skyrocket. The declaration, however, came in the middle of COSTAL debate caused by government of New Haysealia's response to Inyurstan - led treaty; currently under negotiations by multiple nations. The government of New Haysealia announced that it will conduct freedom of navigation operations across waters of nations that signed the treaty. So far, no attempt was made, yet future remains to be seen.
In response, current PM of Nihon, Murakami Akira stated that "The Nihonese government will not tolerate aggressive imperialist posturing of the government of New Haysealia. It is within nature of the Shogunate to be eager to reach a solution, but only when Haysealian government understands that right to private property is fundamental right of man and nations; and that the Empire of Greater Nihon will not tolerate any threats at our sovereign property, and will not guarantee safety of Haysealian shipping should any movements of this nature occur."Shiba Rei, on behalf of Nihon Today.