Russian Detention Of Japanese Journalist
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Russia’s FSB security agency said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying.
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The Kuril islands – which Japan calls the Northern Territories – have been under Russia’s control since the end of the second world war, when they were seized by the Soviet Union.
Authorities in Russia's Sakhalin region have detained Yuki Imai, a correspondent for the Japanese newspaper "Hokkaido Shimbun", on charges of engaging in intelligence activities.
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- 13 Oct
Russia’s FSB security agency said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying.
- 14 Oct
The Kuril islands – which Japan calls the Northern Territories – have been under Russia’s control since the end of the second world war, when they were seized by the Soviet Union.
Coverage 6 articles
14 Oct Russia’s arrest of Japanese journalist: Why are tensions rising?
Al Jazeera
14 Oct Russia arrests Japanese Hokkaido Shimbun journalist on suspicion of spying
Euronews
14 Oct Japanese journalist arrested in Russia's Sakhalin region on spying charges
The Hindu
14 Oct Russia arrests Japanese journalist on alleged espionage
BBC
14 Oct Russia detains Japanese journalist, accusing him of alleged spying
The Guardian
13 Oct Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
South China Morning Post
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