Reporter Akio Yaita of the Japanese newspaper Sankei on Aug 18
applied for a credential to cover the military parade.
On Sept 1, an official of the Media Center for the parade told Sankei
that the pass for Mr. Yaita would not be issued because the
application “did not pass the process”. The pass for the other Sankei
reporter and the assistant were issued.
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing conveyed a message of regret to
Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sept 2. Japanese cabinet secretary Mr.
Suga, in the regular press conference on Sept 3 in Tokyo, said
“reporters should be treated equally in democratic nations. Through
the embassy in Beijing we have been asking Chinese side strongly about
the case”.