A 12-year prison term of a Japanese man facing espionage allegations in China has been finalized after a high court dismissed his appeal earlier this month, according to a Japanese government source.
Japan should take China to the World Trade Organization over Beijing's decision to ban imports of Japanese fishery products following the release of treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, a former senior U.N. official believes.
China's seafood imports from Japan dived 67.6 percent from a year earlier in August, Chinese customs data shows, as Beijing introduced a total ban on marine products shipped from the neighboring country late that month.
China has been increasing its surveillance of Japanese nationals following Tokyo's decision to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, sources close to the matter say..
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi is expected to demand the prompt release of a Japanese businessman detained on suspicion of espionage when he meets his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang in Beijing on Su