The boats didn't cross into Japanese territorial waters but the vessels were in Japan's "contiguous zone," according to Japan's Kyodo News Agency.

据日本共同社报道，两船虽未跨入日本领海却已进入日本“毗连区”。

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"If Beijing had called them North Korean nationals, the case could not have been resolved, " he said, according to Kyodo news agency.

BBC: North Koreans arrive in Seoul

The cause of the power failure was still being investigated, as Tepco had made restoring power the priority, spokesman Masayuki Ono said, according to Kyodo news agency.

BBC: Power at Fukushima nuclear fuel ponds restored

Kazuyo Miyashita, 40, her two daughters Misa, 17, and Sayo, 14, and her son Daiki, 11, died at a hospital Saturday night of carbon-monoxide poisoning after their vehicle got buried in the snow, according to Kyodo news service.

NPR: Snow Kills 8 In Japan, Including Family In Car