垂大使、拘束の邦人男性と面会　来月の離任前に―中国

　【北京時事】垂秀夫駐中国大使は２８日午前、北京で３月にスパイ容疑で拘束されたアステラス製薬の５０代日本人男性と面会した。面会は３０分程度で、男性は健康状態について「特段問題はない」と話したという。日中関係筋が明らかにした。
　垂氏は来月、離任する予定。日本政府は男性の早期解放を求めており、米サンフランシスコで今月行われた日中首脳会談でも、岸田文雄首相が習近平国家主席に働き掛けた。（2023/11/28-20:33）

Japanese Ambassador to China Hideo Tarumi met Tuesday with a Japanese employee of drugmaker Astellas Pharma Inc. who has been detained in China since March this year on suspicion of espionage, diplomatic sources said.
   During their 30-minute meeting, the Astellas employee, in his 50s, said that he has no particular health problems, according to the sources.
   Tarumi is slated to leave his current post next month.
   The Japanese government is calling for the Japanese man to be released soon. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made the request when he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping in San Francisco earlier this month.
   The man was detained by Chinese authorities in March, just before his planned return home after being stationed in China. He was formally arrested in October.