Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Chinese authorities took two Japanese nationals into custody in May on suspicion of violating the country's law for cracking down on the smuggling of banned items, Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Wednesday. One of them

木原稔官房長官は24日午前の記者会見で、日本人2人が5月に中国で関税当局に拘束されたと明らかにした。詳細は、捜査中の案件であることやプライバシー保護のためとして、明らかにしなかった。 朝日新聞の取材…

China has detained 2 Japanese nationals suspected of smuggling banned goods, after reports that an employee of a major Japanese electronics firm was among those arrested in a case…

Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Chinese authorities took two Japanese nationals into custody in May on suspicion of violating the country's law for cracking down on the smuggling of…

China has detained two Japanese citizens suspected of smuggling prohibited items, reportedly linked to rare earths.

Both detainees taken into custody last month about a week apart but at least one not suspected of spying.

中国遼寧省大連で5月、日本人2人が国家輸出入禁止貨物密輸罪に抵触した容疑で税関当局に拘束された問題で、中国外務省は24日、2人の拘束を認め、日本側に事案の状況を伝えたと明らかにした。 この日の記者会…

China has detained two Japanese citizens suspected of smuggling prohibited items, reportedly linked to rare earths

China has detained two Japanese nationals on suspicion of smuggling banned goods. Reports suggest that at least one case may involve strategic rare-earth-related exports.

【東京】中国が禁止物品の密輸の疑いがある日本人2人を拘束したと、東京当局が水曜日に発表した。これに先立ち、メディアは、レアアース関連の輸出をめぐる事件で逮捕された人物の中に、日本の大手電機メーカーの社員が含まれていると・・・