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China Formally Arrests Astellas Employee, Japan Urges Immediate Release
China has formally arrested a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma who has been in custody since March over spying allegations, the Japanese government revealed on October 19. The government has confirmed that the detained Japanese man in his 50s was…
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