# Who is Yuki Imai, the Japanese journalist Russia arrested on espionage charges?

https://mins.news/en/item/98403

- Meduza, 2026-10-13 17:10 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/13/who-is-yuki-imai-the-japanese-journalist-russia-has-arrested-on-espionage-charges

> Russia’s Federal Security Service said Japanese journalist Yuki Imai was detained on Sakhalin on suspicion of espionage and taken to Moscow. On October 13, a court ordered him held in custody; he faces up to 20 years in prison.

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