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Japan Forward
01-08-2025
- Japan Forward
Japanese Woman Attacked in China While Walking with Child
On July 31 in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, a Japanese woman walking with her child was attacked and injured by an unidentified person. The suspect has not yet been apprehended, and it remains unclear whether the woman was targeted because of her nationality. A similar incident occurred in Suzhou in June 2024, when a Japanese mother and child were injured in a knife attack by a Chinese man. The latest attack took place inside a subway station. Using what appeared to be a rock, the perpetrator struck the woman, who sustained injuries. She was treated at a hospital and is not in a life-threatening condition. The child with her was reportedly unharmed. On August 1, the Japanese Embassy in China issued a warning email to Japanese residents, urging them to "remain highly vigilant of their surroundings, including any suspicious individuals, when going out." In response to the incident, the Japanese government called on Chinese authorities to swiftly apprehend the suspect, impose strict punishment, prevent similar attacks, and ensure the safety of Japanese nationals. China has designated 2025 as the "80th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression." On July 25, the Chinese film "Dead to Rights," based on the Nanjing Incident during Japan's military occupation of the city, was released. In light of these developments, the Japanese Embassy has warned of a possible rise in anti-Japanese sentiment. The June 24, 2024, incident in Suzhou involved a Japanese woman and her preschool-aged child. They were attacked with a knife by a Chinese man while waiting at a bus stop for a Japanese school bus. A Chinese bus attendant, Hu Youping (54 at the time), was fatally stabbed while trying to stop the attacker. Mourn, Honor Hu Youping, the Chinese Who Protected Japanese Kids The bus stop in Suzhou where bus attendant Hu Youping gave her life in trying to protect a Japanese mother and child from a knife attack. (©Kyodo) In another case, in September 2024, a Japanese elementary school boy was stabbed to death in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. In response to the most recent incident, the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in China — an organization made up of Japanese companies operating in the country — issued a statement on August 1. "It is extremely regrettable that such an incident has occurred again," the chamber said. The organization emphasized that it takes the matter "with the utmost seriousness" and stressed that "for Japanese companies operating in China, ensuring the safety of employees and their families is fundamental to doing business." It called on both the Japanese and Chinese governments to promptly disclose detailed information about the incident, including its background and motive, and to take appropriate steps to protect Japanese nationals. Suzhou, located in the southern part of Jiangsu Province, is a major commercial and industrial hub with a significant presence of Japanese companies. According to Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 4,919 Japanese nationals were living in Suzhou as of October 2024 — a 7.4% decrease from the previous year. Author: Shohei Mitsuka, The Sankei Shimbun
South China Morning Post
01-08-2025
- South China Morning Post
Japanese mother and child attacked in Chinese city of Suzhou, reports say
A Japanese mother and her son have been attacked in the Chinese city of Suzhou, according to Japanese media. Advertisement The reports said the mother had been injured during the incident, but her condition was not life-threatening. It follows a similar attack in the same city in June last year, where a Chinese man attacked a Japanese mother and child with a knife and killed Hu Youping, a Chinese woman who tried to protect them. The attacker was executed earlier this year. The Japanese embassy in China has been asked for comment.
Kyodo News
24-06-2025
- Kyodo News
Number of Japanese school students in China down over 10%
KYODO NEWS - 8 hours ago - 15:33 | World, All, Japan The number of students enrolled in Japanese schools in China declined over 10 percent in the academic year starting April from a year earlier, as Tuesday marked the first anniversary of a knife attack near Shanghai in which Japanese nationals were injured. According to data compiled by Tokyo-based Japan Overseas Educational Services and others, the number of students at the 11 Japanese schools in mainland China nosedived in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before a recovery trend began in the following year. However, the 2025 school year saw a decrease in the number of students amid an economic slump in China and safety concerns shared by Japanese expatriate communities after the knife attack in Suzhou in June last year and a fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September. On June 24 last year, a 52-year-old unemployed Chinese man named Zhou Jiasheng stabbed a Japanese mother and her child and killed Chinese bus attendant Hu Youping, 54, who came to their assistance at a Japanese school bus stop in the Jiangsu Province city. Zhou was later convicted and executed earlier this year. Local authorities and the Japanese school in Suzhou have stepped up security measures since the stabbing, with several security officials deployed at the educational institution, aboard school buses and at the bus stop. "We feel safe with the presence of the security officials, but cannot let our guard down," a mother of a Japanese school student said. "I always tell my child to be vigilant and run away if a suspicious person is spotted nearby." "If children face danger again, I will let my family return to Japan as soon as possible," a father of a student said. As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of what Beijing calls the 1937-1945 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it is feared public sentiment toward Japanese nationals in China could worsen. A mother of a student at the Suzhou Japanese school was wary of Japanese children in China being at risk again, with a new movie featuring the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731 scheduled to be released on July 31. The unit undertook biological and chemical warfare research in northeastern China during World War II, according to historians. Related coverage: China school bus stop murderer executed: Japanese gov't Japanese schoolboy killer in China executed: source
The Mainichi
24-06-2025
- The Mainichi
Number of Japanese school students in China down over 10%
SUZHOU, China (Kyodo) -- The number of students enrolled in Japanese schools in China declined over 10 percent in the academic year starting April from a year earlier, as Tuesday marked the first anniversary of a knife attack near Shanghai in which Japanese nationals were injured. According to data compiled by Tokyo-based Japan Overseas Educational Services and others, the number of students at the 11 Japanese schools in mainland China nosedived in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before a recovery trend began in the following year. However, the 2025 school year saw a decrease in the number of students amid an economic slump in China and safety concerns shared by Japanese expatriate communities after the knife attack in Suzhou in June last year and a fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September. On June 24 last year, a 52-year-old unemployed Chinese man named Zhou Jiasheng stabbed a Japanese mother and her child and killed Chinese bus attendant Hu Youping, 54, who came to their assistance at a Japanese school bus stop in the Jiangsu Province city. Zhou was later convicted and executed earlier this year. Local authorities and the Japanese school in Suzhou have stepped up security measures since the stabbing, with several security officials deployed at the educational institution, aboard school buses and at the bus stop. "We feel safe with the presence of the security officials, but cannot let our guard down," a mother of a Japanese school student said. "I always tell my child to be vigilant and run away if a suspicious person is spotted nearby." "If children face danger again, I will let my family return to Japan as soon as possible," a father of a student said. As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of what Beijing calls the 1937-1945 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it is feared public sentiment toward Japanese nationals in China could worsen. A mother of a student at the Suzhou Japanese school was wary of Japanese children in China being at risk again, with a new movie featuring the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731 scheduled to be released on July 31. The unit undertook biological and chemical warfare research in northeastern China during World War II, according to historians.
Kyodo News
24-06-2025
- Kyodo News
Number of Japanese school students in China down over 10%
KYODO NEWS - 11 minutes ago - 15:33 | World, All, Japan The number of students enrolled in Japanese schools in China declined over 10 percent in the academic year starting April from a year earlier, as Tuesday marked the first anniversary of a knife attack near Shanghai in which Japanese nationals were injured. According to data compiled by Tokyo-based Japan Overseas Educational Services and others, the number of students at the 11 Japanese schools in mainland China nosedived in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic before a recovery trend began in the following year. However, the 2025 school year saw a decrease in the number of students amid an economic slump in China and safety concerns shared by Japanese expatriate communities after the knife attack in Suzhou in June last year and a fatal stabbing of a 10-year-old Japanese boy in Shenzhen, southern China, in September. On June 24 last year, a 52-year-old unemployed Chinese man named Zhou Jiasheng stabbed a Japanese mother and her child and killed Chinese bus attendant Hu Youping, 54, who came to their assistance at a Japanese school bus stop in the Jiangsu Province city. Zhou was later convicted and executed earlier this year. Local authorities and the Japanese school in Suzhou have stepped up security measures since the stabbing, with several security officials deployed at the educational institution, aboard school buses and at the bus stop. "We feel safe with the presence of the security officials, but cannot let our guard down," a mother of a Japanese school student said. "I always tell my child to be vigilant and run away if a suspicious person is spotted nearby." "If children face danger again, I will let my family return to Japan as soon as possible," a father of a student said. As this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of what Beijing calls the 1937-1945 War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, it is feared public sentiment toward Japanese nationals in China could worsen. A mother of a student at the Suzhou Japanese school was wary of Japanese children in China being at risk again, with a new movie featuring the Imperial Japanese Army's notorious Unit 731 scheduled to be released on July 31. The unit undertook biological and chemical warfare research in northeastern China during World War II, according to historians. Related coverage: China school bus stop murderer executed: Japanese gov't Japanese schoolboy killer in China executed: source
