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By Jun Kudo and Akiko Yoshinaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
17:17 JST,
July 17, 2025
A Chinese court’s sentencing of a Japanese man to 3½ years in prison for allegedly engaging in espionage could deal a setback to the recently improving relationship between Japan and China.