Japan has acknowledged the need to strengthen its counterintelligence efforts following a media report claiming that Russia has turned the country into a "spy hub" and a key source of components for weapons production. — Ukrinform.

Has Japan become a key hub for Russia's global spy network? A bombshell report by The New York Times claims Moscow has turned Japan into a major intelligence and procurement base,…

A New York Times article claims Maksim Vladimirovich Filchenkov, a top Russian official, is leading the covert operation in Japan.