WorldJapan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jail

Japan is seeking access to journalist Yuki Imai, arrested by Russia’s FSB in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk on spying allegations and held in pre-trial detention in Moscow. Tokyo rejects the accusation, while Russia says Japanese intelligence uses journalists to gather classified information. The case adds to a series of incidents straining bilateral ties.

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