WorldJapan denies spying in Russia, says it cannot contact detained journalist
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi denied that Japanese authorities spy in Russia after Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent Yuki Imai was detained in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. She said protecting Japanese citizens was the government’s priority. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Japan had not reached Imai and was arranging a meeting. Russia’s FSB alleges he gathered information on Kuril residents mobilized or volunteering to fight in Ukraine at the direction of Japanese intelligence.
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Japan denies spying in Russia, says it cannot contact detained journalist