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Russia arrests Japanese journalist on allegations of spying
FSB security agency said reporter was arrested on island of Sakhalin, alleging he was collecting information about Russia’s defences Russia has arrested a Japanese journalist on the far east island of Sakhalin and accused him of spying, in the latest sign of rising tensions between Moscow and Tokyo.
What the coverage shows
Both outlets centre on Russia detaining a Japanese journalist on suspicion of spying, and both extracts frame the case as alleged espionage. Sky News says the journalist was arrested and accused of gathering information on defence capabilities, while the South China Morning Post is the only one to mention statements from the FSB and Russia’s foreign ministry, which it quotes as saying Tokyo was using correspondents to spy.
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