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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Mari Yamaguchi

Japan asks China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed

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Japan’s top diplomat asked China to ensure the safety of Japanese citizens there after the fatal stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy, and demanded a crackdown on what she called “groundless, malicious and anti-Japanese” social media posts that threaten children's safety.

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