Russia Notifies Japan of Detention of Reporter; Access Denied
Tokyo, Oct. 16 (Jiji Press)--Russia on Thursday notified Japan of the detention of a Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper reporter, but the Japanese government remains unable to have contact with him, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Thursday. "We'll do everything we can to realize a consular visit as soon as possible to check the journalist's health and ascertain the facts," Kihara told a ...