Motegi demands Russia free Japanese journalist in meeting with Lavrov

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi called during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Friday for Moscow to immediately release a detained Japanese journalist, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.Motegi and Lavrov met on the sidelines of a Group of 20 foreign ministers gathering in the U.S. state of Georgia that began the same day.The first formal meeting between the countries' foreign ministers in about five years took place amid souring bilateral relations following the imposition of sanctions on Russia by Japan and the other members of the Group of Seven over Mo…READ FULL ARTICLE