Sources have told NHK that a Japanese man has been indicted in China after being detained on what are thought to be espionage charges.
The man in his 50s was taken into custody in Shanghai in December 2021. He was served an arrest warrant in June last year.
The sources say Japan's Consulate-General in Shanghai confirmed that he was indicted in mid-August this year.
Japanese government sources say the Chinese side has not disclosed details of the indictment.
An anti-espionage law was enforced in China in 2014. The sources say since then at least 17 Japanese have been detained in the country for alleged involvement in spying under the law. They say nine of them were given prison terms.
Their trials were held behind closed doors. China has not revealed what they did to break the law.
The man in his 50s was taken into custody in Shanghai in December 2021. He was served an arrest warrant in June last year.
The sources say Japan's Consulate-General in Shanghai confirmed that he was indicted in mid-August this year.
Japanese government sources say the Chinese side has not disclosed details of the indictment.
An anti-espionage law was enforced in China in 2014. The sources say since then at least 17 Japanese have been detained in the country for alleged involvement in spying under the law. They say nine of them were given prison terms.
Their trials were held behind closed doors. China has not revealed what they did to break the law.
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Japanese man, in his 50s, indicted on suspected espionage charges in China after detention in Shanghai in December 2021. Confirmed indictment in mid-August 2022 by Japan's Consulate-General in Shanghai. Details of the indictment not disclosed by Chinese side. Since 2014, at least 17 Japanese have
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Category ID: nhk
URL: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230831_06/
Date: Aug. 31, 2023
Created: 2023/08/31 07:13
Updated: 2025/12/09 00:24
Last Read: 2023/08/31 08:46