MoscowYuki Imai, a Hokkaido Shimbun reporter, faces up to 20 years for espionage.
Russia has jailed foreign reporters on spy charges before, including Evan Gershkovich, sentenced to 16 years.
Russia’s Federal Security Service says Imai gathered defence information for Japanese intelligence, and a Moscow court ordered his detention.
Imai stays jailed until 12 December while Japan seeks “fair and impartial treatment” for him.
How each outlet framed it
drawn from 150+ reports worldwide
- BBC leans critical
- reports that Imai was detained a day before he was due to leave Russia, and that the Russian charge says he acted on Japanese intelligence instructions about Kuril Islands personnel
- France 24
- reports Japan's foreign minister Motegi requesting 'humanitarian consideration and fair and impartial treatment' and the Hokkaido Shimbun saying it is still confirming details
- Al Jazeera Online leans critical
- reports the FSB video showing masked officers handcuffing the suspect in a hotel room and a Moscow court authorizing custody for nearly two months
Sources: BBC, France 24, Al Jazeera Online