2 Japanese detained in Iran: Japan foreign minister

Two Japanese nationals are being detained in Iran, and the Japanese government has requested their early release, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Friday.Amid the U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran, Motegi informed a Diet session that the government was able to communicate with the two individuals and confirmed that they are currently safe.One is the Tehran bureau chief of public broadcaster NHK, who was detained on Jan. 20 by local authorities, according to a nonprofit organization. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a press conference later Friday that the other ha…READ FULL ARTICLE