Japan’s ‘regrets’ over soldier’s China embassy breach

Japan has conveyed regrets to China after authorities confirmed they arrested a Japanese army soldier on suspicion of trespass, a day after China protested over an alleged break-in at its embassy in Tokyo. The case, the latest point of friction in an escalating spat between Japan and China, surfaced on Tuesday after Beijing protested to Tokyo. An individual who claimed to be a Japan Self-Defence Forces officer scaled the wall and forced his way into the embassy compound on Tuesday morning, Lin Jian, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman, said in a news conference in Beijing. The Tokyo police on Wednesday…