Japan says concerns over Hong Kong growing, after activist Agnes Chow arrested

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Japan says concerns over Hong Kong growing, after activist Agnes Chow arrested By Reuters By ©Reuters Security officer stands guard outside UNESCO Palace in Beirut 2/9 By Linda Sieg and Kiyoshi Takenaka TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s foreign minister stated on Thursday the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and media magnate Jimmy Lai raised concerns over liberty of speech and journalism in Hong Kong and Tokyo’s concerns over the circumstance were growing. Chow, launched on bail after her arrest under the brand-new National Security Law, earlier thanked Japanese individuals for their profusion of assistance, prompting them to not...