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Chinese woman missing in Japan ‘left note wanting fresh start’

Family, however, say it was just a travel note and she had never suggested she was unhappy with her life, according to media reports

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A screen grab from TV footage showing a surveillance camera image of Wei Qiujie checking into a hotel during her trip to Japan. Photo: Sina.com.cn
Zhuang Pinghuiin Beijing

A Chinese woman who has gone missing while travelling alone in Japan left a note in her luggage saying she wanted to make a fresh start in life, according to a news website report.

Wei Qiujie, 27, a primary school teacher from Nanping in Fujian province, was due to return home last Tuesday after her week-long trip in Japan, but did not arrive.

She was last in contact with her family on July 22, but her hotel in Sapporo in northern Japan grew concerned after her room was empty but she failed to check out.

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The hotel notified the police and her family in Fujian has also contacted the authorities and asked the Chinese consulate general for help. The family also circulated her personal details online appealing for help from internet users.

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Wei’s father arrived in Japan last Friday and confirmed a letter police found in her luggage left at the hotel was written by Wei, according to the Shanghai news website Thepaper.cn.

The report said Wei thanked her family for raising her in the letter and said farewell to them. She said she was not satisfied with her life and wanted a fresh start.

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