Fearing China clash, Japan asks fishermen to avoid flashpoint islands

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But since late last year, some Japanese officials have been discreetly urging Nakama and his peers to steer clear of the remote outcrops - known as Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China - to avoid escalating a diplomatic clash with Beijing, according to Nakama and three other people with knowledge of the requests.