Beijing, which lodged a formal protest over the incident, called for the perpetrator to be severely punished. TOKYO: Japan said on Wednesday (Mar 25) it was "regrettable" that a member of its military broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, while Beijing called for the perpetrator to be punished. The Tuesday morning break-in has further soured relations between Beijing and Tokyo, which nosedived over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's comments on Taiwan. Japanese police arrested 23-year-