Overview
- The embassy posted the renewed advisory on its official social media accounts on Jan. 30, telling Chinese citizens to refrain from visiting Japan.
- The warning followed a Thursday night robbery in Tokyo's Taito Ward in which a mixed group of Chinese and Japanese nationals lost suitcases holding about ¥420–¥423 million.
- One Chinese victim was sprayed with an irritant described as pepper or tear gas, according to reports citing the embassy's account of the incident.
- The embassy asked Japanese police to resolve the case quickly and to take measures to protect Chinese nationals in Japan.
- The move extends a pattern of repeated advisories in recent months linked by Chinese media to tensions after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Taiwan-related remarks.