RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY ASSAILS JAPANESE MEDIA…

Publication: Monitor Volume: 3 Issue: 150

Russia’s chief Foreign Ministry spokesman yesterday expressed regret over what he said was an "anti-Russian campaign" being waged up by the Japanese media in its coverage of a Russian spy case. Gennady Tarasov intimated that broader bilateral relations, which have recently taken an upturn, could be adversely affected by the Japanese media’s actions. (Russian agencies, July 31) The case in question involves a Russian national accused by Tokyo police of spying for Moscow since the 1960’s.

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