China renews call to avoid traveling to Japan after robbery in TokyoListen to this articleA woman walks on a beach as Japan Coast Guard ships are docked at a port in the background in Ishigaki, Okinawa prefecture, Japan, on Jan 13, 2026. (Photo: Reuters)The Chinese embassy in Tokyo on Friday renewed its advice for Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan after a hefty cash robbery took place on the streets of the Japanese capital the day before. The call, made on the official WeChat account, came after a group of two Chinese and three Japanese nationals was allegedly robbed of suitcases containing some 420 million yen (85 million baht) in Tokyo's Ueno district, with one of the Chinese pepper-sprayed. The embassy has asked Japanese police to swiftly solve the robbery case and take effective measures to protect the lives and property of Chinese nationals in Japan, according to the official Xinhua News Agency. It urged those already in the country to closely monitor local public security conditions and strengthen personal safety precautions, according to the news agency.

Source: Bangkok Post January 30, 2026 13:35 UTC