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  "id": 14329317,
  "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying-14329317",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T23:35:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/10/14/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "The Hokkaido Shimbun journalist was detained in Russia’s far eastern Sakhalin region on the day before he planned to leave the country.",
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        "outlet": "The Moscow Times",
        "title": "Russia Arrests Japanese Journalist on Suspicion of Spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-arrests-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying",
        "published": "2026-10-13T15:17:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Japanese journalist arrested in Russia’s Sakhalin region on spying charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/japanese-journalist-arrested-in-russias-sakhalin-region-on-spying",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:12:03.000Z"
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        "title": "Russian court orders Japanese journalist held on espionage charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russian-court-orders-japanese-journalist-held-on-espionage-charges",
        "published": "2026-10-13T16:24:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying-14252720",
        "published": "2026-10-13T17:02:02.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Today",
        "title": "Japanese journalist arrested in Russia's Sakhalin region on spying charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/japanese-journalist-arrested-in-russias-sakhalin-region-on-spying-14299657",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:33:54.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Japan Times",
        "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying-14305586",
        "published": "2026-10-13T21:53:00.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying-14306770",
        "published": "2026-10-13T22:08:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Japanese journalist arrested in Russia's Sakhalin region on spying charges",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/japanese-journalist-arrested-in-russias-sakhalin-region-on-spying-14321052",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:30:09.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/russia-detains-japanese-journalist-on-suspicion-of-spying-14326365",
        "published": "2026-10-13T23:35:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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