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Japan sends diplomat to Moscow over journalist detained in Russia
Japan sent a senior diplomat to Russia for Yuki Imai, a journalist accused of conducting espionage activities on Sakhalin Island. Tokyo demanded consular access and Imai’s immediate release, while summoning Russia’s ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolay Nozdrev, to protest.
Tokyo sent a senior diplomat to Moscow for Japanese journalist Yuki Imai, who was detained by Russia on Sakhalin Island, conveying its demand for consular access and her immediate release.
According to a statement by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kimitake Nakamura, Japan’s top diplomat responsible for Europe, met on Tuesday with Lyudmila Vorobyova, head of the department responsible for East Asia at Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said on Wednesday that they wanted consular access to be provided as soon as possible to the Japanese citizen detained in Russia and that Imai be released immediately.
"We conveyed our demand that the Japanese citizen in Russia be granted consular access as soon as possible and released immediately."
Russia’s Federal Security Service announced last week that a Japanese citizen had been detained in Sakhalin. It was later announced that the person was Imai, who works for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper, and that she was accused of "conducting espionage activities" on Russian territory.
Japan also summoned Russia’s ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolay Nozdrev, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to protest the detention. Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that Moscow treat Imai fairly and impartially.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi rejected the allegation that Japan was conducting espionage activities in Russia. Hokkaido Shimbun, where Imai works, also stressed that it is independent of the government.
Kuril Islands dispute
The talks between Nakamura and Vorobyova also addressed tense relations between Japan and Russia. Kihara said that relations were going through a difficult period, but that diplomatic authorities should therefore continue exchanging views on various issues.
Japan and Russia have had a territorial dispute for many years over the southern Kuril Islands. The islands, which Japan calls the Northern Territories, are located northeast of the Hokkaido region and southwest of Russia’s Sakhalin Island.
The Soviet Union took control of the islands at the end of World War II. Japan is also imposing sanctions on Moscow because of Russia’s large-scale attack on Ukraine.
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