Russia Arrests Japanese Journalist on Spying Charges
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Russia has arrested a journalist from Japan.
The man works for a newspaper called Hokkaido Shimbun.
Russia says he is a spy.
Russia says he collected information about its defence.
Defence means the army and weapons of a country.
Russia says the man worked for Japan's government.
The newspaper is from Japan.
This is a serious charge.
A charge is when police say a person did something wrong.
Russia and Japan do not always agree on things.
This story is about news between the two countries.
More information may come later.
Vocabulary5 words
- arrest
- when police take a person because they think the person did something wrong
- spy
- a person who secretly gets information for another country
- defence
- the army and weapons a country uses to stay safe
- charge
- an official statement that a person did something wrong
- journalist
- a person who writes news stories
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Answer key
1. A Japanese journalist 2. Collected defence information 3. Hokkaido Shimbun
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Russia has _____ a journalist from Japan.
The man works for a newspaper called Hokkaido _____.
Russia says he is a _____.
Russia says he collected information about its _____.
Defence means the army and _____ of a country.
Russia says the man worked for Japan's _____.
This is a serious _____.
A charge is when _____ say a person did something wrong.
Russia and Japan do not always _____ on things.
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