Chinese Beijing Court to Deliver Verdict July 16 on Astellas Pharma Japanese Employee Charged With Espionage

A Japanese male employee of Astellas Pharma has been charged with espionage in China, with his trial verdict scheduled to be delivered on July 16 by the Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court. The specific acts for which he is being prosecuted have not been disclosed. The case has attracted attention amid ongoing tensions, as the employee was detained in Beijing. Separately, in Tokyo, a trial has commenced challenging Japan's extended detention practices for criminal suspects, with plaintiffs criticizing the treatment as "subhuman" and arguing it disregards the presumption of innocence.