Japan protests Russia’s arrest of journalist accused of spying
Summary
Japan protested Russia’s arrest of a Japanese journalist, and Euronews reports that Tokyo summoned the Russian ambassador. Russia detained the journalist on suspicion of spying; The Guardian says the FSB alleged he was collecting information about Russia’s defences and identified him as Yuki Imai of the Hokkaido Shimbun. The Guardian and The Hindu place the arrest in Sakhalin.
Timeline
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that Russia detained a Japanese journalist for alleged espionage.
The Guardian
Source ↗The Guardian reports that Russia arrested Yuki Imai, a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter, on Sakhalin and that the FSB accused him of collecting information about Russia’s defenses.
The Japan Times
Source ↗The Japan Times reports that Russia detained a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying.
The Hindu
Source ↗The Hindu reports that a Japanese journalist was arrested in Russia’s Sakhalin region on spying charges.
BBC
Source ↗The BBC reports that Russia arrested a Japanese journalist on spying charges.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera examines the arrest and asks why tensions between Russia and Japan are rising.
Euronews
Source ↗Euronews reports that Japan summoned the Russian ambassador to protest the journalist’s arrest on spying charges.
The New York Times
Source ↗The New York Times reports that Japan protested Russia’s detention of a journalist accused of spying.
ABC News
Source ↗ABC News reports that Tokyo protested Russia’s arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying.
Al Jazeera
Source ↗Al Jazeera reports that Russia arrested a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage.
Deutsche Welle
Source ↗Deutsche Welle reports that the journalist’s arrest in Russia’s Far East drew a rebuke from Tokyo.
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