# Japan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jail

https://mins.news/en/item/112708

- DW, 2026-10-23 12:42 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/japan-russia-ties-erode-as-journalist-sits-in-moscow-jail/a-79742995?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> 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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