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New York Times - BusinessNews report · Jul 12, 4:01 AM
How Putin Turned Japan Into a Den of Spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.
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How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Operating out of a Tokyo high-rise, a military intelligence unit finds the high-tech equipment that Russia needs to wage war.
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As of July 12, 2026 at 4:12 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Japan has long been known as a spy paradise, in part because of post-World War II constraints that keep the country's intelligence services weak.
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Japan TimesNews report · Jul 12, 4:12 AM
How Putin turned Japan into a den of spies
Japan has long been known as a spy paradise, in part because of post-World War II constraints that keep the country's intelligence services weak.
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