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Astellas employee imprisoned in China to be released in December, Japanese media report
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Japan Today · East Asia
A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China is set to be released in mid-December and returned…
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