China hands 3-1/2-year prison sentence to Astellas' Japanese employee, Nikkei says
16/07/2025 04:25
TOKYO, July 16 (Reuters) - A Beijing court on Wednesday sentenced a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma 4503.T to 3-1/2 years in prison, the Nikkei newspaper reported, citing the local Japanese ambassador. The man had been detained since March 2023 on suspicion of spying and had been indicted about a year ago. (Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka Editing by Chang-Ran Kim) ((ran.kim@thomsonreuters.com; +81-3-4520-1228))
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