Tokyo, Feb. 25 -- Japan issued a strong protest with China after Beijing added 20 Japanese defence-related entities to its export ban list for dual-use items, demanding the immediate withdrawal of the measures, a senior government official said, as reported by Kyodo News.

Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kei Sato on Tuesday described the move as "absolutely intolerable and extremely regrettable" during a press conference, adding that Tokyo will evaluate the potential impact and consider necessary responses.

According to Japan's Foreign Ministry, the protest was formally submitted by Masaaki Kanai, head of the Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, along with senior officials from the Japanese Embassy in China and the trade ministry, K...