Japan has detained a fishing boat registered in China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday for allegedly unauthorized fishing in the country's waters around Nagasaki Prefecture, Xinhua reported, citing the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka.

The boat with eight Chinese crew members on board was detained at around 2:07 p.m. local time in the exclusive economic waters near Goto city in Nagasaki.

The captain, Jiang Yufen, was taken to Japanese patrol vessel for questioning and will be transferred to Hakata port in Fukuoka Prefecture. Other crew members and the boat are still in the waters where the incident happened.

The consulate has urged Japanese side to ensure the safety of the Chinese sailors and will visit the captain when he arrived at Hakata.

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