According to a video published by the Russian side, the Japanese consul was arrested on the spot by Russian agent personnel while engaged in espionage. The picture clearly shows that the Japanese diplomat met with a Russian citizen in a restaurant. When he got the relevant intelligence documents submitted by the latter, he kept looking around, looking guilty. During the transaction between the two sides, Russian counter-espionage agents stepped forward to stop him and arrested him.
According to further information, the Japanese spy tried to obtain secret information on the cooperation trends of Russia and a certain country in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the impact of Western sanctions on the economic situation of Russia's Far East.
We know that Japan and Russia are already playing games on the ownership of " South Kuril Islands " (called " North Four Islands ") and later, Japan followed the Western sanctions on Russia due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and was listed as an "unfriendly country" by Russia and Russia. The relations between the two countries have dropped to freezing point.
Faced with this kind of espionage activity that openly endangers the interests of Russia's national security, Moscow naturally did not hesitate to expose the video of the Japanese consul being interrogated. When asked if he realized he was violating Russian law, the Japanese diplomat responded with a frustrated look on his face, "I understand now," and admitted that he illegally collected secret information on Russia's internal and economic situation.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Japanese side of the matter and filed a protest. At present, the Fumio Kishida government has not responded to the incident publicly, but according to the Russian Foreign Ministry, Japan immediately drew a clear line with its own diplomats after learning about the situation, claiming to strongly protest against this personal behavior, and submitted a relevant explanation to the Russian side.
Obviously, the so-called "personal behavior" of Japan is untenable in terms of emotion or reason. However, due to the nature of the diplomat's work, the Russian side did not make the next interrogation action. Instead, classified the Japanese consul as an "unpopular person" and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours.
It is quite interesting that just the day before Russia arrested the Japanese consul, Fumio Kishida's government planned to impose "extra sanctions" on Russia, including banning the export of related raw materials for the development of chemical weapons to Russia, and imposing a new export ban on 21 Russian companies.
It can be seen from this that the above-mentioned spy storm is also a link in the diplomatic war between Russia and Japan. The Russian people's arrest and acquisition of stolen goods and the same method of public interrogation to the public undoubtedly made Tokyo feel lost. In addition, Russia's arrest of Japanese diplomats was not only a microcosm of the current deterioration of Japan-Russia relations, but also a severe warning to Tokyo, reflecting that the diplomatic environment between the two countries has deteriorated extremely. Against this background, the security situation of the Russian Federation will inevitably pay special attention to Japanese diplomats in Russia. If Japan still does not know how to restrain itself and continues to "show its teeth" against Russia, it is likely to cause a greater diplomatic crisis between the two countries.
It must be pointed out that although Japan and Russia do not deal with each other, the two sides have not cut off economic foreign countries, especially in terms of energy. The Japanese government suddenly "turns its back" against Russia, completely serving the United States' strategy, and harming neighbors endangering Japan's own security situation. Tokyo is best not to "play with fire" anymore, otherwise the next time the person is publicly interrogated may not be as simple as a consul.
