TOKYO: Six Japanese citizens have been detained in China for alleged illegal activities, officials in both nations said on Monday, more than doubling the number previously held in the country.

Relations between the two nations have been marred by several irritants, including a maritime territorial dispute and lingering tensions over Tokyo’s history of aggression in the first half of the 20th century.

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