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News Russia » Far East » Security: Japan-Russia ties erode as journalist sits in Moscow jail

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/japan-russia-ties-erode-as-journalist-sits-in-moscow-jail/ar-AA2fVrwd

Published on: Friday 23 October 2026

Japan is demanding access to a journalist who was arrested by Russian security services. Moscow claims Tokyo is using journalists as spies.

News Russia » Far East » Security: Japanese journalist arrest in Russia's Far East draws rebuke from Tokyo in latest diplomatic spat with Moscow

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-xl/news/other/japanese-journalist-arrest-in-russias-far-east-draws-rebuke-from-tokyo-in-latest-diplomatic-spat-with-moscow/ar-AA2ef8Fz

Published on: Wednesday 14 October 2026

A journalist for a Japanese newspaper was arrested on suspicion of spying in Russia's Far East, where a geopolitical rivalry over disputed islands has recently caused tension.

News Russia » Far East » Security: Russia Detains Japanese Journalist for Alleged Espionage

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/world/europe/russia-detains-japanese-journalist.html

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

The main security service said it had detained a reporter for the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper in Russia’s far east, where he had been reporting on military recruitment.

News Russia » Far East » Security: Russian nuclear-capable Tu-95 crashes in Far East, killing six crew members

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-ph/news/news/russian-nuclear-capable-tu-95-crashes-in-far-east-killing-six-crew-members/ar-AA2dcZyN

Published on: Tuesday 29 September 2026

The bomber went down near Krasnoyarovo shortly after taking off from the Ukrainka air base, which Russia had used to shelter surviving strategic bombers after Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb destroyed ...

News Russia » Far East » Security: Russia says seizes Western-made, AI-powered drones prepared for attacks in Urals, Far East

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/russias-fsb-says-foiled-ukrainian-065231291.html

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Thick plumes of smoke with flames rise from an oil refinery following a Ukrainian drone attack in the course of Russia ...

News Russia » Far East » Security: Japan Protests Russia’s Detention of Journalist Accused of Spying

News channel or source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/asia/japan-protest-russia-detention-journalist.html

Published on: Tuesday 13 October 2026

Tokyo summoned Russia’s ambassador after a Japanese reporter was arrested in Russia’s far east and accused of collecting military intelligence.

News Russia » Far East » Security: Russia says it seizes Western-made, AI-powered drones prepared for attacks in Urals, Far East

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russias-fsb-says-it-foiled-ukrainian-attack-air-bases-deep-inside-russia-2026-07-13/

Published on: Sunday 12 July 2026

MOSCOW, July 13 (Reuters) - Russia's Federal Security Service said on Monday that it had seized Western-made, AI-powered FPV drones that had been dropped onto Russian territory by larger Ukrainian ...

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