China renews call for citizens to avoid travel to Japan after robbery in Tokyo
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The embassy urged those already in the country to closely monitor local public security conditions and strengthen personal safety precautions.
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TOKYO – The Chinese Embassy in Tokyo on Jan 30 renewed its advice for Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan after a hefty cash robbery took place on the streets of the Japanese capital on Jan 29.
The call, made on the embassy’s official WeChat account, comes after a group of two Chinese and three Japanese nationals were allegedly robbed of suitcases containing some 420 million yen (S$3.4 million)
The suspects remain at large.
The embassy has asked the Japanese police to swiftly solve the case and take effective measures to protect the lives and property of Chinese nationals in Japan, according to China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency.
It urged those already in the country to closely monitor local public security conditions and take stronger safety precautions, according to the news agency. KYODO NEWS
