Missing Chinese teacher leaves note for parents

The father of a Chinese teacher, Wei Qiujie, who went missing in Japan last week has been shown a handwritten letter in her hotel room, saying farewell, reports China Daily quoting Japanese media Hokkaido News.

Accompanied by police officers, her father went to the room in central Sapporo, where they found the note, in which Wei thanked her parents for years of parenting. She went on to write that she wasn’t happy with her previous life and wanted to start a new one.

The 27-year-old primary school teacher from Fujian Province was last seen on the morning of July 22, when she left the guesthouse leaving her luggage in her room. She had arrived in Japan just a few days earlier.

Wei Qiujie’s father arrived in Japan on Friday and was briefed by the police on the ongoing investigation, and confirmed that the handwriting in the letter was that of his daughter.

He told reporters that she had no friends in Japan, couldn’t speak the language and that this was the first time she had visited Hokkaido.

Wei’s friends have reportedly also said that she showed no signs of wanting to start a new life.

The search for the young teacher continues.