Suspect Arrested at Taichung Airport After Japanese Journalist Attack | Taiwan News | Jul. 6, 2026 19:42
Police say a 33-year-old Chinese suspect was tracked by surveillance footage and arrested at the airport after the attack left Yaita injured.
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Japanese-Born Journalist Akio Yaita Attacked During Speech in Taiwan; Chinese Suspect Arrested
Veteran journalist and Taipei-based Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank Executive Director Akio Yaita was attacked on Monday morning, July 6, after being invited to give a speech in Taichung, central Taiwan. An unidentified man dressed in black followed the Japanese-born journalist after the event and punched him in the face. Yaita was taken to hospital for […]
Akio Yaita, executive director of the Taiwan Indo-Pacific Strategy Think Tank and a veteran Japanese media figure, was attacked by a man after giving a speech in Taichung, central Taiwan, on Monday (July 6). Taiwanese authorities intercepted and arrested the man, who was born in Guangdong, China, and held Hong Kong residency documents, at the airport. The Taiwanese government stated that this was the first cross-border repression incident since …
Man suspected of assaulting Japanese CEO of Taipei think tank arrested
Taichung, July 6 (CNA) Police in Taichung have arrested a man suspected of assaulting Taipei-based Indo-Pacific Strategy Thinktank CEO Akio Yaita shortly after he delivered a lecture at a local hotel on Monday.
Akio Yaita, CEO of the Indo-Pacific Strategic Think Tank, was punched in the face by a man in black after a camp event in Taichung today. Police learned that a Chinese national surnamed Liao was attempting to leave the country with a Hong Kong passport and rushed to Taichung Airport to arrest Liao, who had changed his clothes and was preparing to fly to Busan, South Korea.
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