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ASTELLAS

The meeting between Japanese Ambassador to China Kenji Kanasugi and a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma who has been detained by Chinese authorities on suspicion of espionage lasted about 30 minutes.
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2024
Japan's envoy to China meets detained Astellas worker
The meeting was held in Beijing for about 30 minutes. The man had no particular health problems, according to the sources.
The new Japanese Ambassador to China, Kenji Kanasugi, speaks at a news conference in Beijing on Dec. 19 after arriving in the Chinese capital earlier in the day.
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2024
New Japan envoy in China meets with national detained over spying
The move followed a meeting in November between his predecessor and the man, a senior Astellas Pharma employee.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno says China has formally arrested a Japanese businessman detained earlier this year.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2023
China formally arrests Japanese man detained for espionage
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference that the government confirmed the arrest of the man in his 50s earlier this month.
A security surveillance camera in Beijing
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2023
China to soon decide whether to arrest Japanese national over spying
The Chinese government recently informed Tokyo that the Astellas Pharma employee has been placed in criminal detention.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2023
Astellas to buy Iveric Bio for $5.9 billion to expand eyesight treatments
The deal marks the fifth major overseas acquisition by Astellas, Japan's third biggest drugmaker by sales, since 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 5, 2023
Japan consul meets Astellas employee held in China as industry pressure grows
The Astellas employee was detained in March with Chinese authorities saying action has been taken against him over alleged espionage, the details of which have not been disclosed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023
Japanese and Chinese foreign ministers to hold talks in Beijing
Yoshimasa Hayashi will be the first Japanese foreign minister to visit China since December 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2023
Businessman's detention in China an unwelcome shock for Japanese firms
Some Japanese company officials in China say it is unclear what kind of activities constitute crimes there and what exactly it is they need to do to avoid unexpected detention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 27, 2023
Japan urges China to release citizen held in Beijing
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno told a news conference that the Japanese government is in contact with people related to the man, who is in his 50s.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2023
Japanese man detained in China is employee of drugmaker Astellas
The Japanese government has been seeking the release of the man, in his 50s, as soon as possible. He may be facing spying allegations.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2017
Astellas to acquire Belgian drug-discovery firm for up to €800 million
Astellas Pharma Inc. said Monday it will acquire a full stake in Belgian clinical-stage drug-discovery firm Ogeda SA for up to €800 million ($854 million).
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tsukiji 2030s: A stadium, culinary center and transportation hub
A computer-generated image shows redevelopment plans for the former site of the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo.

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