Pupil at Japanese school dies after stabbing in China

Chinese authorities inspect the scene of a stabbing at the Shenzhen Japanese School in Shenzhen, China after a 10-year-old Japanese student was attacked by a man (Kyodo News/AP)

A 10-year-old Japanese student attending a Japanese school in southern China has died in a stabbing, officials in Tokyo have said.

The Japanese government asked Beijing to provide details of the attack and take preventive measures.