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ロシア邦人記者拘束に日本政府衝撃 「寝耳に水」情報収集急ぐ
記者会見する木原稔官房長官、１４日午後、首相官邸北海道新聞記者がロシア当局に「スパイ容疑」で拘束されたことを受け、日本政府は１４日、情報収集と対応に追われた。 The Japanese government scrambled to gather information Wednesday following the news of Russia's detention of a Japanese reporter on suspicion of espionage, a move likely to further strain the two countries' relations that have already soured due to Japan's sanctions on Russia over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
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