Epoch Times: Japan's Epoch Times Office Targeted by CCP's Special Agents

Mar 12, 2006

Epoch Times staff and volunteers from the Osaka Service Center for Quitting the CCP at a rally in Osaka, Japan, to spread the Nine Commentaries on the Communist Party and encourage withdrawal from the CCP. (The Epoch Times)

OSAKA, JAPAN - On March 9, 2006, an anonymous journalist exposed in The Epoch Times the shocking secret about healthy Falun Gong practitioners'

organs being harvested for sale at Sujiatun Concentration Camp in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province, China. This journalist works for both a Japanese commercial TV station and the media group at the Chinese Embassy in Japan.

On March 10, 2006, Japan's Epoch Times administrative office was broken into between the hours of 5 p.m. and 12:10 a.m. The perpetrators stole two desktop computers, one laptop and one digital camera. Cash and other valuables were not touched. The police, after investigating the evidence, stated that the burglary was aimed at stealing information.

The Thieves Were Only after Information

The Japan Epoch Times administrative office is located at Mr. Cai's residence. According to Mr. Cai, the burglars were only looking for information as they only stole his computers, which contained The Epoch Times Internet addresses, contact address book and other important information.

When Mr. Cai returned home early in the morning of March 11, 2006, he noticed his frequently used computer was stolen and quickly checked his other belongings. He found only the two desktop computers, one digital camera and one laptop from another room had been stolen, while cash and other articles remained untouched.

Mr. Cai immediately reported the break-into the police. After a two-hour investigation, the police said it looked like the criminal only wanted information.

Epoch Times Received Warnings of Special Agent's Attacks

On March 9, 2006, the Chinese journalist sent to Japan by the Chinese communist regime passed a lot of inside information, as well as repeated warnings, to Epoch Times staff during an interview. He said, "Lately, Falun Gong practitioners were beaten in Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Epoch Times print office was smashed. I would like to remind Falun Gong practitioners or groups in Japan to be extremely cautious about their safety."

Upon hearing the journalist's report, the Tokyo Epoch Times office enhanced its security, but the Osaka Epoch Times office lacked the funds to increase security, thereby becoming the target of the CCP special agents.

Mr. Cai said that he had been receiving harassing phone calls, and was vaguely concerned about the possibility of some attack. He was planning to increase security measures eventually, but didn't expect the special agents to make such an underhanded attack, and so quickly. Mr. Cai is also a Falun Gong practitioner.

This Is Not The First Incident

Osaka is the second largest city in Japan and has a large Chinese population. The Osaka Epoch Times played a vital role in introducing the Nine Commentaries to the Chinese people living in Osaka. Mr. Cai is also a volunteer at the Osaka Service Center for Quitting the CCP. Thus he has been a thorn in the side of the CCP.

One month ago, a special agent disguised as a tourist smashed a television belonging to the Osaka Service Center for Quitting CCP. This TV was often used to show the Nine Commentaries video to tourists from mainland China.

The Tokyo Epoch Times office was established on January 8, 2001. Shortly after, a professional detective, believed to be hired by the CCP, broke into the office and stole information.

On February 22, 2001, the Chinese Embassy in Japan invited many Chinese media groups and overseas Chinese organizations to a meeting held at a hotel in Akasaka. The Epoch Times was excluded from this meeting. At the meeting all the media groups were ordered to search for evidence of some negative activities that could be used to shut down The Epoch Times. Afterwards, in local Chinese media reports, the Chinese Communist Party openly urged the shutdown of The Epoch Times.

On March 14, 2001, around 11:15 p.m. two Epoch Times staff members returned to the office to work overtime. When they entered they surprised a special agent stealing information from the office. The Tokyo police confirmed that the spy was a professional private detective. The private detective had pried open a locked drawer containing only documents, but an unlocked cash drawer containing thousands of Japanese Yen and postal savings accounts were not touched.

The Epoch Times reported March 9, 2006, that this anonymous journalist reported that the Japanese Epoch Times could be the next target of the CCP's special agents' attacks. No one expected that it would happen so soon after the warning was reported.

This is the latest incident in a series of recent attacks, apparently by agents of the CCP, meant to prevent The Epoch Times from reporting on China's activities. First was the beating of Epoch Times Chief Technical Officer Li Yuan and theft of his computer. Second was the break-in and destruction at the Hong Kong Epoch Times offices. The Japan Epoch Times break-in has become the third incident in the series.

Souirce: http://www.theepochtimes.com/news/6-3-12/39228.html