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By Akiko Yoshinaga / Yomiuri Shimbun Correspondent
15:14 JST,
December 15, 2025
BEIJING — China has decided to impose sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, a former chief of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces’ Joint Staff, prohibiting him from entering the country and trading or working with groups or individuals within China, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Monday.