日本有錄影魚船衝突過程

Recently the Mainichi News reported the following:

仙谷由人官房長官は２１日の記者会見で、沖縄県・尖閣諸島近くでの中国漁船と日本の海上保安庁巡視船の衝突事件に関し、衝突の様子を撮影した海上保安庁のビデオについて「捜査が決着していない時に証拠をオープンにするのは原則としてあり得ない」と述べ、現時点での公開に慎重な考えを示した。その上で「事件の処分がなされた段階で、証拠開示の公益性があるかないか検察庁の判断にお任せする。政府から促すことも当然ある」と語った。
　これに関連し、菅直人首相は２１日、官邸で記者団に対し「戦略的互恵関係を深める考え方に基づき、冷静に対応することが必要だ」と指摘。北沢俊美防衛相は同日の会見で「漁船がこちらに衝突してきたと中国政府、国民に正確に伝わっているか疑問だ。正確に伝える努力が日本として必要だろう」と語った。

At the press conference on the 21st Taniyonin Chief Cabinet Secretary described the collision event between the Japan Coast Guard patrol boat and the Chinese fishing boat at Okinawa Prefecture in the vicinity of Senkaku Islands, and about the video taken by the Japan Coast Guard on the collision event, said that "As a rule, it is impossible to make public the evidence when the investigation has not been settled", and showed a careful attitude as to open it up to the public at the present moment. Moreover, it was also said that ｢It is in the stage of processing, whether there is or is not any public interest involved to make public the evidence should be left to the judgment of the public prosecutors office. Naturally, there is an urge from the government, too｣.

In relation to that on 21st Prime Minister Naoto Kan pointed out to reporters in the official residence that "Based on the consideration to deepen the mutually strategically beneficial relationship, it is necessary to respond calmly". Kitazawa Minister of Defense said in the interview on the same day that ｢Here the fishing boat has collided, there was doubt as whether such was accurately conveyed to a Chinese government and the people. It is necessary for Japan to make an effort in telling things accurately. ｣


It seems that the fishing boat collision incident is far from over.