Chinese court sentenced Japanese man to jail for more than 3 years on espionage charges

Beijing: According to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, a Japanese businessman was sentenced to three and a half years in jail in China on Wednesday. The embassy did not identify the person who has been detained since March 2023. Japan’s Kyo News Agency described him as a man and an employee of Estalus Pharma Inc., a major Japanese pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical pharmaceutical. The person was accused of espionage in August and his first hearing was held in November but no details were released. Beijing no. 2 Intermediate People’s Court did not announce immediately after sentencing. Japanese Ambassador to China, Kenji Kansugi, was present in the ruling, but Japanese reporters were not allowed inside the courtroom, Kyodo said. The Japanese government has opposed a series of its citizens in China. An embassy statement called the punishment “regrettable” and said that Dettants “are one of the biggest obstacles to exchange people and improve public spirit between Japan and China.” A total of 17 Japanese, including the defendant in the case, have been detained since 2014, when China implemented the Anti-Spying Act. Five remain in China, Kyodo said.