Tokyo, Oct 14, 2026 (AFP) - Japan urges Russia for 'impartial treatment' of arrested journalist: foreign ministry official

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Tokyo has urged Moscow for "fair and impartial treatment" of a Japanese journalist who was arrested by Russia on suspicion of espionage, a foreign ministry official told AFP. "The Japanese embassy ... in Moscow and the Consulate General in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk lodged a request with the Russian authorities for the prompt provision of information, as well as for humanitarian consideration and fair and impartial treatment," the official said on customa......

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