Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying
The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was detained in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave the country.
Moscow's Federal Security Service (FSB) announced on Tuesday the detention of a Japanese journalist, Imai Yuki, from the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, on suspicion of espionage. The FSB stated that Imai was apprehended in the Russian region of Sakhalin, the day before he was scheduled to depart the country. The Russian foreign ministry expressed regret over Japan's use of correspondents as spies, describing Tokyo's actions as regrettable.
Imai's detention further strains the already tense relations between Russia and Japan, which are already strained due to Japan's stance on Russia's military operations in Ukraine and the ongoing territorial dispute over the Kuril Islands.
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