Three of four Japanese men held in detention in north China, allegedly for filming Chinese military sites, have been freed after admitting to violating Chinese law.
The four Fujita employees were detained last week in Hebei province after they entered a Chinese military zone without authorisation and videotaped military targets, the allegations stated.
“We received information that the three were released, but we don’t have any more details,” said Japanese foreign ministry official, AFP reported.
The fourth man is still under investigation, according to reports from both countries.
According to Fujita, a construction company in Tokyo, the men were in Shijiazhuang preparing a bid for a project to dispose of chemical weapons left in China by invading Japanese forces in the 1930s.
The four Fujita employees were detained last week in Hebei province after they entered a Chinese military zone without authorisation and videotaped military targets, the allegations stated.
“We received information that the three were released, but we don’t have any more details,” said Japanese foreign ministry official, AFP reported.
The fourth man is still under investigation, according to reports from both countries.
According to Fujita, a construction company in Tokyo, the men were in Shijiazhuang preparing a bid for a project to dispose of chemical weapons left in China by invading Japanese forces in the 1930s.
