# Tokyo uses reporters to gather data to undermine Russia’s security, Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/98533

- TASS, 2026-10-13 18:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2201603

> Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Japan relies on journalists working in Russia to collect information intended to weaken the country’s security. She said the event was not an isolated case.

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