A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, did not appeal the ruling by a Monday deadline, embassy officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/astellas-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #espionage #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #china

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China on Wednesday, has no intention to appeal the ruling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/crime-legal/japanese-man-china-spy-ruling-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #espionage #astellaspharma

Concerns are growing among Japanese firms operating in China after a Chinese court on Wednesday found an employee of major Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma guilty of spying. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/japan-firms-in-china-worry-spying-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #espionage

A Chinese court sentenced a Japanese citizen to a prison term for espionage, in a verdict that threatens to damage ties between Asia’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/crime-legal/china-court-jails-japanese-executive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma #espionage

A district court in Beijing will hand down a ruling on Wednesday for a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been charged with espionage in China, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crime-legal/china-court-astellas-pharma-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #astellaspharma #espionage #china #chinajapanrelations