Russia seizes Japan officials' phones on disputed islet, sparks rebuke

Russian authorities confiscated satellite-based mobile phones from Japanese officials when they were entering a Russian-controlled disputed island, bringing a strong rebuke from Tokyo.The authorities seized the phones on Sunday from Japanese officials and press at an airport on Kunashiri, one of the Russian-administered, Japan-claimed islets off Hokkaido's east coast, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said Monday.The Japanese government claims Russia has no authority to do so on an island that Japan maintains is an inherent part of its territory.Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said at a …READ FULL ARTICLE