Disabled Japanese fisherman survives 15 hrs in seaA paraplegic paraplegic /para·ple·gic/ (-ple´jik) 1. pertaining to or of the nature of paraplegia. 2. an individual with paraplegia. Japanese Japanese (jăp'ənēz`), language of uncertain origin that is spoken by more than 125 million people, most of whom live in Japan. There are also many speakers of Japanese in the Ryukyu Islands, Korea, Taiwan, parts of the United States, and fisherman without a life jacket survived for 15 hours after falling into the sea by keeping himself afloat, the coast guard said Friday. Toshiyuki Nashiro, 55, was alone on his small boat when it capsized in rough waters near Miyako, part of the Okinawa chain in the East China Sea. His family called for help when Nashiro did not return home on Monday night. At the time, he was keeping himself afloat with his arms. "I thought about the faces of my family. As I had trust in the rescuers, I had no worries," Nashiro said after the ordeal ordeal, ancient legal custom whereby an accused person was required to perform a test, the outcome of which decided the person's guilt or innocence. By an ordeal, appeal was made to divine authority to decide the guilt or innocence of one accused of a crime or to , looking relaxed as he enjoyed a beer. Nashiro's legs are paralysed from diver's disease and he can only walk for a few metres (yards) without support. He was chasing a big squid when he fell into the water. "I was excited for a big catch. It may have been as big as around three kilos (6.6 pounds) but a huge wave turned the boat over," he told the private Fuji Television Fuji Television Network, Inc. (株式会社フジテレビジョン network. He added the toughest thing during his ordeal was to keep his eyes open. "My eyes were hurting as I was only looking at the sea," he said. A fellow fisherman said on television: "We found his capsized boat but didn't worry much. We knew he would be fine." The Japan Coast Guard voiced surprise after rescuing him on Tuesday morning nearly three kilometres (two miles) off Miyako. "I couldn't believe that he pulled through in the cold, silent sea," a local coast guard official told AFP (1) (AppleTalk Filing Protocol) The file sharing protocol used in an AppleTalk network. In order for non-Apple networks to access data in an AppleShare server, their protocols must translate into the AFP language. See file sharing protocol. . "He was scurrying scur·ry intr.v. scur·ried, scur·ry·ing, scur·ries 1. To go with light running steps; scamper. 2. To flurry or swirl about. n. pl. scur·ries 1. The act of scurrying. about with his arms ... but he never panicked." 
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