Japan Seeks Release of Drugmaker’s Worker Detained in China
- More than a dozen Japanese have been detained since 2015
- Government urging China to release drugmaker’s employee
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The Japanese government is seeking the release of an employee of Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. detained by Chinese authorities.
The company is working with Japan’s foreign ministry to gather more information, a spokesman for Astellas said. Details on why the person was detained are still unknown. The government has requested a consular visit, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said in a briefing Monday.