Reports say China holds 2 Japanese on suspicion of spying - seattlepi.com

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga answers a question from a journalist during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. China is holding two Japanese men on suspicion of spying, Japanese media reported Wednesday. One man was picked up in May near military facilities in coastal Zhejiang province and the other near the border with North Korea about the same time, Japan's leading newspapers and television stations said. Suga told reporters that Japan does its utmost to protect citizens abroad, but that he would not discuss specific cases.

A Chinese delivery man talks to a customer outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing, China, Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015. China is holding two Japanese men on suspicion of spying, Japanese media reported Wednesday. Yoshihide Suga, Japan's top government spokesman, told reporters that Japan does its utmost to protect citizens abroad, but that he would not discuss specific cases.

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