The Chinese embassy in Japan said on Tuesday it has asked Japanese police to solve the case of the killing of a Chinese citizen as quickly as possible, after reports emerged that a Chinese woman had been slain in a dorm in Japan.

The woman was killed in Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Monday evening, the embassy said in a statement issued on its WeChat account.

The embassy said it has contacted authorities in China to look for relatives of the victim and that it is "doing everything it can" to ensure the proper steps are taken.