Mexican man found stranded on Senkaku Islands referred to prosecutors

Which episodes of Narcos is this?

attempting to leave the country without following proper procedures.

Flagging down a patrol boat does not support this ridiculous charge. Charging him with unauthorized entry into a restricted zone makes more sense. Which could be defended if was unintentional.

Mexican "Castaway " actor.?

Man, this guy swam a LONG WAY.

quote: He is believed to have been travelling to Taiwan by canoe.

Awesome. Bonkers, but awesome. He must have been about two-thirds of the way there, and very lucky to find an island in a substantial acreage of H2O.

Put him on a plane to Taiwan, in a window seat, and he can see how lucky he was.

Prosecution would be mean. #FreeCanoeGuy

If he was travelling to Taiwan by canoe, what island did he set out from? These islands are north of Ishigaki and northeast of Yonaguni. Taiwan is 120 km from Kubura, Yonaguni's westernmost point. If you start on Ishigaki, you'd have to go very far out of your way and if the wind and sea had blown this man that far off course, it must have been terrifying. The government should be focusing on how they rescued a man at sea whose life was in danger and not jumping to charge him with immigration violations.

Please follow up on this story! Sounds fascinating!

What the what?!? This sounds like a familiar movie plot minus the cargo plane crash and volleyball compadre.

Republic of China/Taiwan also claims Diaoyu Islands. Funny how articles on JT regularly omit this information.

I’d be interested to know if he had a hand held Marine Band Transceiver or any GPS.

If not, this could / would have been a suicide trip being as a new typhoon just formed YESTERDAY in the same area.

In news just in....it is thought the man was communicating with the "Miracle Chinese Floaty Woman " as to the best route to take , using currents, wind and seaweed types.

Trying to claim the islands for Mexico?

Still, better than China getting them.

Man, this guy swam a LONG WAY

Can he cook though? Haven't had decent Mexican food here in ages.

Was he trying to build a taco stand for peace?

Persecute him for what?? Getting lost??

Are you kidding me??

How you got there dude?

Perhaps he was claiming them for Mexico since no one else has...

deanzaZZRToday 10:11 am JST

Republic of China/Taiwan also claims Diaoyu Islands. Funny how articles on JT regularly omit this information.

True or false, does the Chinese Coast Guard report to Taipei?

Japan: We have good news and bad news.

Castaway: What's the good news?

Japan: We rescued you!

Castaway: Yay! What's the bad news?

Japan: You're under arrest for failing to tell us you were leaving Japan, even though you are still in Japan.

Don't they usually identify place of residence and profession in crime reports on the news?

Sign this guy up for the next Olympics in the marathon canoe event

What a sad story. I glad he is safe would suspect anyone trying that would not be found healthy. Hope the sentence is light. I think he has been thru enough.

He should have just claimed that he has no idea how he landed on the island. He could have said the last memory he had was of him just out in his canoe on a beautiful day and the wind and waves pushed him away and he lost consciousness. Then when he woke up he was on the island!

The man set out from Yonaguni for Taiwan in a stolen canoe, but strong currents bore him to Uotsuri.

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1368096

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1368096

Scumbag

How desperate was he?

What s he running from or paddling from?

One of the most bizarre stories I've read in my 30 years here.

Paddling to Taiwan.

I wonder if this guy was living or working on Yonaguni? Or was he maybe an, um, "independent business man"?

It seems Mexican's of late have developed a bit of a seafaring tradition ........... /:

kaimycahlAug. 20 10:31 pm JST

He was headed to the US and got lost, he had heard Biden and Kamala would grant him immigration status.

Because of course they are immigration judges and the laws have changed in the last four years?

WA4TKGAug. 20 11:46 pm JST

https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/1368096

Scumbag

Yeah, I know, I mean violating immigration laws. Absolutely terrifying.

Prosecution would be mean. #FreeCanoeGuy

Japanese prosecutors are sadistically mean especially where non-Japanese nationals are concerned. They are really just trashy. Bureaucrats.

Republic of China/Taiwan also claims Diaoyu Islands. Funny how articles on JT regularly omit this information.

Taiwan IS China so when JT states that the islands are also claimed by China, they are correct.

quote: Don't they usually identify place of residence and profession in crime reports on the news?

They usually mention the nearest railway station. So that's 422km WSW (ish) from Oroku station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail.

Maybe it is time for some long-distance canoe races in the Olympics.

Japanese prosecutors are sadistically mean especially where non-Japanese nationals are concerned. They are really just trashy. Bureaucrats.

He departed the country with the intent to enter another country without following immigration procedures. An arrest and prosecution is pretty standard for such cases in most sovereign nations.

It is most likely just a formality anyways, so he can be deported to Mexico, probably at the cost of the Mexican taxpayer.

According to the regional coast guard headquarters overseeing waters around Okinawa Prefecture, a patrol boat found the man waving them down on Uotsuri Island on Friday afternoon. He was rescued by a helicopter and taken to a hospital on Ishigaki Island.

That is a bad news for China. It is obvious that the disputed islands are, after all, under Japanese controls.