Chinese authorities released three of the four Japanese citizens who were accused last week of videotaping at a military installation in northern China. Even though one man still remains in custody, it is believed the other three men were released to reduce tension between the two nations. The three men reportedly admitted to violating the Chinese law and "showed regret for their mistake." It is said that the fourth man, Sada Maehara, will remain under "house arrest" while the investigation continues. The four men, who were arrested September 23, were held at a military installation in Shijiazhuang, a city in Hebei Province, not far from Beijing. Officials at Fujita, the construction company the four men work for, said that the men were inspecting a potential construction site at the time of their arrest. On Thursday, Prime Minister of Japan, Naoto Kan, told Parliament, "Territorial problems don't exist between Japan and China." Chinese shipments of rare earths to Japan have yet to resume. The Chinese Commerce Ministry has denied that there is even an export ban on the minerals.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/01/world/asia/01chinajapan.html?_r=1&ref=world
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