China’s arrest of Japanese man could unsettle foreign firms even more

By Emiko Jozuka and Junko Ogura, CNN

Tokyo (CNN)– China has actually officially detained a Japanese man that was restrained in March, according to authorities from Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.

The arrest of the Japanese nationwide, that was apparently a worker of a Tokyo- based pharmaceutical company, could better rattle foreign companies in China, which have actually reported sensation more unclear this year in the middle of a crackdown on global consulting firms on nationwide protection premises.

“We have confirmed that the Japanese national in question has been arrested, but we have strongly appealed to the Chinese side for his early release through various levels and opportunities,” Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno claimed at an interview Thursday, including that the man, that remains in his 50s, was detained in mid-October …