据共同社报道，东京周二敦促俄罗斯“立即”释放一名因涉嫌间谍活动被拘留的日本记者。
Tokyo on Tuesday urged Russia to "immediately" release a Japanese journalist detained on suspicion of espionage, according to Kyodo News.
报道称，外相茂木敏充要求释放该记者，并称拒绝领事探视“令人遗憾”。
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi demanded the journalist's release and called the denial of consular access "regrettable," it said.
茂木敏充表示，一项条约规定，人员被拘留后四天内享有领事探视权。
A treaty provides for the right to consular access within four days of a person being taken into custody, said Motegi.
俄罗斯联邦安全局（FSB）上周指控日本报纸《北海道新闻》南萨哈林斯克分社的一名记者为日本情报机构收集和存储有关俄罗斯国防能力的信息。该机构称，这些信息可能被用于损害俄罗斯安全。
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) last week accused a correspondent for the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk bureau of Japanese newspaper Hokkaido Shimbun of collecting and storing information on Russia's defense capabilities for Japanese intelligence. It alleged that the information could be used against Russia's security.
联邦安全局表示，已对该记者立刑事案件侦查，而莫斯科列福尔托沃区法院下令在调查期间逮捕该记者。
The FSB said it opened a criminal case against the journalist, while Moscow's Lefortovo District Court ordered his arrest pending the investigation.
自2022年2月莫斯科发动对乌克兰战争以来，日俄关系急剧恶化，促使东京对俄罗斯实施制裁。
Relations between Japan and Russia have deteriorated sharply since Moscow launched its war against Ukraine in February 2022, prompting Tokyo to impose sanctions on Russia.