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He said the Japanese ambassador to Iran, Tamaki Tsukada, met the
person released and confirmed that he was in good health without
providing further details.
The person is believed to be a journalist at Japan’s NHK public
television. Another Japanese national, who was detained in Iran
last June, was released and returned to Japan in March.
Tuesday's announcement came a day after phone talks between
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and his Iranian
counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, to discuss Iran's war with the
United States and Israel.
A Japanese Foreign Ministry statement released just after the
talks said Motegi reiterated his demand for the release of the
remaining detainee, with Araghchi saying he took the request
seriously.
The Committee to Protect Journalists has named the person
detained in Iran in January as a journalist at Japan’s public
broadcaster NHK. The CPJ said the NHK journalist was arrested
Jan. 20 by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and was
transferred Feb. 23 to Evin Prison, quoting unidentified sources
citing fear of persecution.
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Associated Press journalist Mayuko Ono in Tokyo contributed.
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