Japan Wants China to Take ‘Positive Actions’ on Japanese National Detained in Beijing

Japan Wants China to Take ‘Positive Actions’ on Japanese National Detained in Beijing
Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at the conference Communication Connecting Europe and Asia, in Brussels, Belgium on Sept. 27, 2019. Francois Lenoir/Reuters
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TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Oct. 23 requested the Chinese regime to take positive actions in the case of a Japanese man detained in Beijing, a top government spokesman said following a meeting between Abe and China’s vice president.

Japan confirmed on Monday that a Japanese man in his 40s had been detained by Chinese authorities in Beijing in September on suspicion of violating Chinese law.