Japan summons Russian ambassador over detention of journalist Yuki Imai

Japan summons Russian ambassador over detention of journalist Yuki Imai

Japan summoned Russia's ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev in Tokyo over Russia's detention of Japanese journalist Yuki Imai. Russia's FSB says Imai, a Hokkaido Shimbun correspondent accredited by its Foreign Ministry, was detained on Sakhalin for alleged espionage involving military intelligence. How Tokyo secures access will shape what follows.

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