China charges Japanese man over spying allegations
Beijing informed Japan this month that it had indicted the man, but did not explain what the charges against him were
One of four Japanese people arrested by Chinese authorities last year over alleged involvement in spying activities has been indicted, a Japanese official said.
The man in his 50s from Aichi prefecture was detained in May last year near a military facility in Zhejiang province, eastern China.
He is the first of the four known to have been indicted.
Chinese authorities informed Japan this month that they had indicted the man, but did not explain what the charges against him were, the official said on Monday.
They detained the three men and one woman between May and June last year over alleged involvement in espionage and arrested them on suspicion of acts, such as posing a threat to national security.