(The first paragraph should have read, “…, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said Friday,” and the third paragraph should have read, “Russia announced Tuesday…,” instead of as sent. A substitute story follows.) 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 Friday. “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 news conference. Russia announced Tuesday that it had detained the journalist on suspicion of espionage, but it had not notified Japanese diplomatic authorities through a consular notification. Japan protested the detention and demanded fair and impartial treatment of the journalist. “We’ll press Russia further and take all possible measures to protect Japanese nationals,” Kihara said. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]
