Japan slams lack of access to journalist detained in Russia
- World Tokyo said it was "extremely regrettable" that its diplomats had been unable to visit the Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guarantees the right to consular access.
- A woman walks past Moscow's high-security Lefortovo prison, used to jail those being investigated by the FSB security services, on Oct 14, 2026.
- (Photo: AFP/Tatyana Makeyeva) 20 Oct 2026 01:11PM TOKYO: Tokyo said on Tuesday (Oct 20) it was "extremely regrettable" that its diplomats had been unable to visit a Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guara
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- World Tokyo said it was "extremely regrettable" that its diplomats had been unable to visit the Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guarantees the right to consular access.
- A woman walks past Moscow's high-security Lefortovo prison, used to jail those being investigated by the FSB security services, on Oct 14, 2026.
- (Photo: AFP/Tatyana Makeyeva) 20 Oct 2026 01:11PM TOKYO: Tokyo said on Tuesday (Oct 20) it was "extremely regrettable" that its diplomats had been unable to visit a Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guara
Sources: CNA