The consul of the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok in the Far East of Russia was deported despite the fact that he had not engaged in illegal activities. He made it clear that he asked for the deportation of the person.
The Russian security agency FSB (Federal Security Service) previously detained the consul of the Japanese Consulate General in Vladivostok in the Far East for spying, and the Russian government designated this consul as a persona non grata (an unfavorable person). ” and was deported from the country.
Regarding this, Foreign Minister Hayashi told reporters, "The detention of the consulate general in Vladivostok is a clear and grave violation of international law. It is extremely regrettable and will never be accepted. It's an act," and repeatedly criticized the response of the Russian side.
In addition, as a corresponding measure in response to this, on the 4th, Vice-Minister Mori of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the Russian Ambassador to Japan Galuzin to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and notified one of the consuls of the Russian Consulate General in Sapporo that he was a persona non grata. He revealed that he asked to leave the country by the 10th.