Russia nabs Japanese seeking ‘classified’ info

MOSCOW: Moscow said on Monday that it handed Japanese diplomats a note of protest after a Japanese national was allegedly caught trying to obtain "classified information" in Russia´s Far East.

On December 25, Russian law enforcement officials detained a Japanese national who was trying to obtain "classified information about Russia´s military potential in the Far East," a foreign ministry representative told AFP on condition of anonymity.

The Japanese who was not identified and was in Russia on a media visa was warned about "the inadmissibility of his actions" and ordered to leave the country, the foreign ministry said. He left Russia the next day, the ministry added.