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Russian authorities detain Japanese journalist on espionage charges

  • Earliest collected report:NV

The FSB detained Japanese journalist Yuki Imai in Sakhalin, accusing him of espionage. The Lefortovo Court in Moscow has remanded him for two months. The journalist is suspected of gathering information about participants in the war against Ukraine from the Kuril Islands.

In brief

  • The FSB detained a Japanese journalist in Sakhalin.
  • The Lefortovo Court in Moscow remanded the journalist for two months.
  • The journalist is accused of espionage for Japan.
  • The detained journalist was transported to Moscow.
  • He allegedly collected information about the war against Ukraine.
Covered by 3 of 6 media groups
  • Budget 1 source
  • Public money 1 source
  • Media business 4 sources
  • Big capital not in the collected reports
  • Readers and grants not in the collected reports
  • Undisclosed not in the collected reports

No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.

What are media groups?

Share of reports by media group
GroupShareCount
Media business
  • Newsroom 4
66%4 items
Budget
  • Newsroom 1
17%1 item
Public money
  • Newsroom 1
17%1 item

How we count media groups — Methodology

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  • NVMedia business
    • first item
    • earliest
    • national desk

    ФСБ затримала на Сахаліні японського журналіста, звинувативши його в шпигунстві

    • first item
    • in the wave, 40 min later
    • national desk

    У Росії за підозрою в шпигунстві арештували журналіста з Японії

  • LB.uaMedia business
    • first item
    • in the wave, 48 min later
    • national desk

    В Росії за підозрою в "шпигунстві" заарештували журналіста з Японії

    • first item
    • in the wave, 1 h later
    • national desk

    У Росії заарештували японського журналіста у справі про шпигунство

    • first item
    • in the wave, 1 h later

    В російському Сахаліні фсб затримала журналіста японської газети «Hokkaido Shimbun», його підозрюють у "шпигунстві".

  • БуквиMedia business
    • first item
    • caught up, 2 h later
    • national desk

    У Росії заарештували японського журналіста

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