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"I was promised by the foreign secretary that it would be published," says Dame Emily Thornberry MP, the chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Chinese embassy and consulates in Japan solemnly remind Chinese citizens to avoid travelling to Japan in the near future."

In a sharp escalation of the diplomatic spat, China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday urged its citizens to avoid travel to Japan and asked those residing in the country to be extra vigilant, saying Takaichi’s comments threaten their safety.

Among them are former members of Kenya's security forces, according to Kenya's Foreign Affairs Minister Musalia Mudavadi.

According to the spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, for example, some 4,300 French citizens were registered on the consular list.