South Korea and Japan have failed to reach an agreement during negotiations on fishing in their exclusive economic zones(EEZ) for the next year.
 
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Wednesday that South Korea and Japan held the second round of their maritime meeting in Tokyo from June 22nd. But the three-day talks collapsed, as the two sides failed to agree on fishing quotas and how many vessels are allowed in each other's zones for the one-year period from July first this year to June 30th, 2017.
 
The impasse requires South Korean and Japanese fishermen working in each other’s EEZs to return to their respective county’s waters by midnight Thursday. 

South Korean fishermen can be seized by Japanese Coast Guard officials for illegal fishing if they continue to operate in Japan’s exclusive zone.
 
The breakdown of the fisheries negotiations is predicted to deal a blow to South Korean fishermen operating in waters off Tsushima Island or the East China Sea near Japan.