Japanese man detained by North Korea returns home by air via China

A Japanese man released by North Korea after being detained for an unknown reason returned to Tokyo via Beijing on Tuesday following Pyongyang's decision to deport him.Tomoyuki Sugimoto, who visited North Korea as a tourist, had been held for a criminal investigation until the country "decided to leniently condone him," the state-run Korean Central News Agency said in an English-language report on Sunday.The nature of the alleged illegal activity was not specified. Pyongyang decided to release him "on the principle of humanitarianism," KCNA said.According to Japanese government sources, Sug…READ FULL ARTICLE