TOKYO/SEOUL: A Japanese man arrived in China on Monday after North Korea expelled him for allegedly breaking the law during a visit there, Kyodo…
TOKYO/SEOUL: A Japanese man arrived in China on Monday after North Korea expelled him for allegedly breaking the law during a visit there, Kyodo news agency said, citing a Japanese diplomatic source.
North Korea had decided to expel the tourist, who had been detained and investigated for an unspecified crime, the state-run Korean Central News Agency said at the weekend.
«There are various procedures to complete till his return to Japan,» Kyodo quoted a Japanese government source as saying. The man was expected to return home soon, the agency added.
Tomoyuki Sugimoto, who is believed to be a videographer from the prefecture of Shiga in central Japan, had apparently been caught filming a military facility in Nampo city, Kyodo and other Japanese media have said.
«The relevant institution of the DPRK decided to leniently condone him and expel him from the DPRK on the principle of humanitarianism,» KCNA said in its weekend report, using an abbreviation of the North’s official name.
