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Japanese national detained in Iran, Tokyo says, demanding swift release

February 25, 2026 at 02:43 AM
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TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had "strongly ‌demanded" Iranian ⁠authorities swiftly release the ​person. Read full story

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TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had "strongly ‌demanded" Ira TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had "strongly ‌demanded" Ira Monitor developments in Japanese for further updates.

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TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in

TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had "strongly ‌demanded" Iranian ⁠authorities swiftly release the ​person. Read full story TOKYO, ⁠Feb 25 (Reuters) - ⁠Tokyo said on ‌Wednesday that a Japanese national had ​been detained ⁠in Tehran ⁠and that it ⁠had "strongly ‌demanded" Iranian ⁠authorities swiftly release the ​person.Speaking ‌at a ⁠daily ​briefing, Japan's Deputy Chief ⁠Cabinet Secretary Masanao ​Ozaki said the person was ⁠detained on January 20 but gave no ​further ⁠details.(Reporting by ​Anton Bridge ‌and Kantaro ​KomiyaEditing by Chang-Ran Kim) Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates! Report a mistake What is the issue about? Spelling and grammatical error Factually incorrect Story is irrelevant This field is mandatory. Please provide details of the report. Email (optional) Please enter valid email. Report issue Cancel Invalid captcha response. Please re-try again. Thank you for your report!
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