东京周二表示，尽管双边协议保证了领事探视权，但日本外交官仍未能探视一名在俄罗斯被拘留的日本记者，这“极其令人遗憾”。
Tokyo said Tuesday it was “extremely regrettable” that its diplomats had been unable to visit a Japanese journalist detained in Russia, despite a bilateral protocol that guarantees the right to consular access.
俄罗斯一周前在远东萨哈林岛以涉嫌间谍罪逮捕了这名来自《北海道新闻》的记者。
Russia arrested the journalist from the Hokkaido Shimbun on the Far East island of Sakhalin a week ago on suspicion of espionage.
近年来，莫斯科逮捕了几名来自其所称的“不友好”国家的公民，指控他们为西方情报机构工作。日本否认了间谍指控，并要求俄罗斯释放这名男子。
Moscow has arrested several citizens of what it calls “unfriendly” countries in recent years, accusing them of working for Western intelligence services. Japan has denied the spying allegation and demanded that Russia release the man.
内阁官房长官木原稔表示，日本与苏联签署且对俄罗斯继续有效的该协议确保了在“自逮捕或拘留之日起不迟于四天的期限内”享有领事探视权。木原稔说：“因此，尽管有这一规定，但在规定期限内未能实现领事探视，这是极其令人遗憾的。”
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said the protocol, which was signed between Japan and the Soviet Union and remains effective with Russia, ensures the right to consular access within “a period of no later than four days from the time of arrest or detention.”“It is therefore extremely regrettable that, despite this provision, a consular visit was not realized within the prescribed period,” Kihara said.
他表示，日本将“继续强烈敦促俄方尽早安排领事探视”，并补充说东京还在要求释放他、给予人道主义关怀和公正对待。俄罗斯媒体报道称，这名记者将被羁押至12月12日。
Japan will “continue to strongly urge the Russian side to arrange a consular visit at the earliest possible time,“ he said, adding that Tokyo was also demanding his release, humanitarian consideration and fair treatment. Russian media reported that the journalist would remain in custody until Dec. 12.
莫斯科外交部上周确认被捕记者为今井优希，一位发言人称他被指控“在俄罗斯领土上进行间谍活动”。俄罗斯联邦安全局表示，一名日本公民在靠近一个争议岛屿群的萨哈林岛被捕，但未透露该个人的姓名。
Moscow’s foreign ministry last week identified the arrested reporter as Yuki Imai, with a spokesperson saying he was accused of “conducting espionage activities on Russian territory.”Russia’s FSB security service said a Japanese national was arrested on Sakhalin — near a disputed cluster of islands — but did not name the individual.
该机构称，此人曾为日本情报机构工作，收集有关俄罗斯防务的信息。
It said the person had worked for Japanese intelligence to collect information about Russia’s defenses.
首相高市早苗否认了间谍指控，称“没有这样的事实”。东京传唤了俄罗斯大使尼古拉·诺兹德雷夫，就此次逮捕提出抗议。
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi denied the spying claim, saying “there is no such fact.”Tokyo summoned Russian ambassador Nikolay Nozdrev to lodge a protest over the arrest.
几十年来，莫斯科和东京一直围绕北海道东北海岸外一连串岛屿的地位陷入领土争议。
Moscow and Tokyo have been locked in a territorial dispute for decades over the status of a string of islands off the northeast coast of Hokkaido.
千岛群岛（日本称北方四岛）自二战结束被苏联夺取以来一直由莫斯科控制。
The Kuril Islands — called the Northern Territories in Japan — have been under Moscow’s control since the end of World War II, when they were seized by the Soviet Union.