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South Korea asks Japan to probe case of Korean woman served water with bleach in Tokyo restaurant
- A Korean woman has been diagnosed with acute food poisoning after she was served water containing bleach at a tempura restaurant in Tokyo
- Seoul says the restaurant was suspended for four days and Japanese police have not shared details of the case so far
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South Korea’s government has requested Japanese authorities to conduct a swift and fair investigation into a case where a Korean national was served water containing bleach at a restaurant in Tokyo.
“We contacted the local police station as soon as we were notified about the incident,” said an official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that the victim reported the case to the Korean embassy in Tokyo on September 6.
The official noted: “The Japanese police responded that they will do so, but refused to share details of the investigation at this stage.”
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The official also said the ministry was informed that the restaurant’s operations were suspended for four days in relation to the incident.
On August 31, a Korean woman surnamed Kang and her Japanese husband visited a high-end restaurant, famous for its tempura, located in a department store in Tokyo’s Ginza.
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