Outgoing Japan envoy rues failure to have accused spy released by China

Outgoing Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi expressed regret Monday for failing to help realize the release of a senior Astellas Pharma Inc. employee whom Beijing authorities have detained since March for alleged spying activities.The envoy, who met with the detained Japanese national for the first time last week, said at a press conference that he did so just before finishing his three-year tenure to "offer a personal apology" and convey that Tokyo will keep working to realize his early release.The man in his 50s was formally arrested in October on suspicion of espionage. Japanese P…READ FULL ARTICLE