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Japan sends officials to deal with fatal stabbing of student in Shenzhen

Japan sends officials to deal with fatal stabbing of student in Shenzhen

From Sunday to Tuesday, JapanJapanese Foreign Minister Yoshifumi Tsuge will visit Beijing “to address the death of a child at the Japanese school Shenzhen,” the ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Following the attack in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen last week, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida demanded an explanation and urged China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens.

Beijing expressed its “regret and sadness” over the incident, which it said was an isolated case and “could happen in any country”.

According to public broadcaster NHK, Japan's Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa is also planning to meet with her Chinese counterpart in New York while both are visiting the US city.

Bouquets of flowers lay outside the Shenzhen Japanese School after the death of the stabbed 10-year-old child. Photo: Reuters

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