Japanese journalist arrested in Russia is a pawn, not a spy
Tokyo must disabuse Russian President Vladimir Putin of the belief that journalists are pawns to be played in the great power's game.
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Japan weekly 'Sunday Mainichi' to halt publication next April, ending over 100-yr history
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