Japanese national back home after Iran detention
While the person, detained last year, is now free, another Japanese national - said to be a journalist - has been in custody since January
Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara’s confirmation came one day after Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced the person’s release.
Motegi, speaking on a Fuji Television talk show on Sunday, said the person had been detained since last year and was released on Wednesday.
He said the person took a flight from Azerbaijan.
Kihara, at a regular press conference on Monday, confirmed that the former detainee returned to Japan on Sunday in good health.
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Kihara said another Japanese national who was arrested earlier this year is still in custody but “we have confirmed that there is no problem with the safety and health” of the person and that Japan is continuing to press Iran for a release as soon as possible.