A staff member surnamed Liu, with the Fuzhou railway station, said the station tried to reach the exit-entry administration of the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau to help the man, but no one was on duty over the National Day holiday.

Speaking through a translator, Matsumoto said he was deeply grateful to the people of Fuzhou, who have been helping him in recent days.

Zhang said now that the National Day holiday is over, he will help the man go to the exit-entry administration to reapply for his passport and contact the Japanese consulate for help to get him home as soon as possible.

About the broadcaster:

Nelly Min is an editor at China Daily with more than 10 years of experience as a newspaper editor and photographer. She has worked at major newspapers in the U.S., including the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit Free Press. She is also fluent in Korean.

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