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Russia detains Japanese journalist Yuki Imai on spying charges

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A Japanese journalist, Yuki Imai, working for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, has been detained in Russia's Sakhalin region on suspicion of espionage. Russia's FSB security agency stated that Imai was collecting intelligence on Russian defense capabilities. The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed regret over the incident, with spokeswoman Maria Zakharova noting that the detention further strains relations between Russia and Japan. AI

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Russia detains Japanese journalist Yuki Imai on spying charges

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Russia detains Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying

    ⁠Russia’s FSB security agency said on ⁠Tuesday it had detained a Japanese journalist ⁠for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s foreign ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was using correspondents to carry out spying. In a statement on its website, the FSB said the Hokkaido Shimbun n…

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