# Hokkaido Shimbun reporter arrested on espionage charges and taken to Moscow

https://mins.news/en/item/98269

- TASS, 2026-10-13 15:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/society/2201551

> The FSB said a Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk was detained in the Sakhalin Region, taken to Moscow and placed in custody. It opened a criminal case against the Japanese citizen on suspicion of espionage, and a Moscow court ordered his arrest.

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