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Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi demanded the immediate release of a Japanese journalist detained in the Sakhalin Oblast on accusations of espionage during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, amid the G20 chancellors’ summit in the United States. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Saturday confirming that the two ministers had met for the first time in about five years. Motegi urged Lavrov to secure the journalist’s release and also called on Russia to take “positive” steps toward peace in Ukraine. The journalist, a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun, was arrested in mid‑October by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) while in Sakhalin. The FSB said the detention was based on espionage allegations. Japan’s government has been actively seeking the journalist’s release. The day after the arrest, the Japanese government summoned the Russian ambassador in Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev, to request information on the case. Japanese embassy officials in Russia have conducted a consular visit to the detained journalist and have repeatedly demanded his release. The incident has unfolded against a backdrop of heightened diplomatic tensions between Japan and Russia. In August, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the island of Iturup (Etorofu in Japan) in the southern Kuril Islands, a territory claimed by Japan. The visit prompted a strong condemnation from Japanese authorities and further strained relations, which have already been affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Article source: El Nuevo Diario | Image credit: El Nuevo Diario
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi demanded the immediate release of a Japanese journalist detained in the Sakhalin Oblast on accusations of espionage during a meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Friday, amid the G20 chancellors’ summit in the United States. The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Saturday confirming that the two ministers had met for the first time in about five years. Motegi urged Lavrov to secure the journalist’s release and also called on Russia to take “positive” steps toward peace in Ukraine. The journalist, a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun, was arrested in mid‑October by the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) while in Sakhalin. The FSB said the detention was based on espionage allegations. Japan’s government has been actively seeking the journalist’s release. The day after the arrest, the Japanese government summoned the Russian ambassador in Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev, to request information on the case. Japanese embassy officials in Russia have conducted a consular visit to the detained journalist and have repeatedly demanded his release. The incident has unfolded against a backdrop of heightened diplomatic tensions between Japan and Russia. In August, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the island of Iturup (Etorofu in Japan) in the southern Kuril Islands, a territory claimed by Japan. The visit prompted a strong condemnation from Japanese authorities and further strained relations, which have already been affected by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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