China jails Japanese businessman for espionage, embassy says | Espionage News

Astellas Pharma employee sentenced to three and a half years in prison, Japan’s embassy in Beijing says.

A Japanese businessman has been sentenced to three and a half years in China for espionage, Japan’s embassy in Beijing has said.

The man, described by Japan’s Kyodo News Agency as an employee of Tokyo-based Astellas Pharma Inc. in his 60s, was first detained in March 2023 and placed under formal arrest in October.

“In light of the sentence, we have once again strongly urged the…