{"id":103640,"date":"2024-09-05T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T09:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103640\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"tokyo-confirms-arrest-of-japanese-national-in-belarus","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/103640\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokyo confirms arrest of Japanese national in Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\n\n \"\"\n
\n \n
\n (Fumiaki Hayashi \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

September 5, Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>A Japanese man in his 50s was arrested in Belarus on July 9 for allegedly violating Belarusian laws, the Japanese embassy in Belarus told NHK <\/em>after Belarusian state-run TV announced an upcoming report on the arrest of a suspected Japanese spy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi Yoshimasa has confirmed the arrest as he spoke to journalists in Tokyo, noting that Japanese diplomats in Minsk saw the man and contacted his family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The arrested is in good health, the official said yet did not disclose any further details, citing the case under investigation and personal data protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Japanese government will continue to offer maximum support to the arrested, he stressed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belarusian state-run TV identified the man as Nakanishi Masatoshi. He could have worked as Japanese language instructor at Homiel State University, according to Na\u0161a Niva<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\n\n
\n \"\"