Japan travel warning after Hongkonger beaten with beer bottle in Sapporo

Japan travel warning after Hongkonger beaten with beer bottle in Sapporo

A Hongkonger has been beaten on the head with a beer bottle while visiting Sapporo, prompting the Chinese consulate in the Japanese city to again warn against travel to the country amid frayed bilateral ties. The consulate said the attack occurred at a restaurant in the early hours of Wednesday and that Japanese police had arrested a suspect at the scene. “The [consulate] has made representations to the local police, requiring the police to seriously hold the perpetrators accountable in...

By Connor Mycroft