Detention of Japanese national in Belarus confirmed by embassy

The Japanese Embassy in Belarus said Tuesday it has confirmed a Japanese national has been detained in the Eastern European country, following a report that a man was taken into custody earlier this month near the border with Ukraine.The embassy, however, declined to disclose any personal information about the Japanese person nor any allegations made by Belarusian authorities.According to the report by a Belarusian media outlet, a Japanese man was taken captive on Dec. 1 after he allegedly recorded a video of a car bridge in Gomel in the southeast.The embassy said Belarus confirmed a Japane…READ FULL ARTICLE