Japanese Foreign Minister: Chinese Harassment is Extremely Regrettable

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi announced today that "the harassment faced by Japanese people in China and domestically following the discharge of Fukushima water is extremely regrettable," confirming that a stone was thrown at his country's embassy in Beijing, according to Agence France-Presse. He stated to reporters in Tokyo, "It is very regrettable and concerning. We would like to urge the Chinese government once again to take appropriate actions immediately, such as calling on its citizens to act calmly to prevent the situation from escalating."