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Nat sec law on frontpage of Japan's Sankei newspaper, black box at the top says "HK is dead." article describes "invisible tanks" rolling into HK on June 30; "HK was a place where ppl who were submerged underwater in China could come up for air." https://www.sankei.com/world/news/200701/wor2007010004-n1.html
meanwhile, Nikkei has a explainer on why HK is important to Japan. over 25k of its natls live in HK, and over 1413 JP companies are based in HK, 2nd only to mainland CH companies. Agri exports to HK is the highest in the region. https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXMZO60844530W0A620C2I00000/
Mainichi, which (like other mainstream papers) also splashed HK nat sec law on the frontpage, says in an opinion that HK cannot keep its status as a global financial centre without a free market https://mainichi.jp/articles/20200701/ddm/001/070/123000c
Asahi (also has HK on frontpage) says in editorial that as a liberal Asian country, Japan should be flexible in welcoming HKers and along w other democracies shouldn't stand for China's oppression of HK (and Taiwan) https://www.asahi.com/articles/DA3S14532382.html?iref=pc_rensai_long_16_article
