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on the evening of the 4th local time, the belarusian state news agency reported that a "japanese spy" was arrested in belarus. this is the first case in belarus' history involving the actions of japanese intelligence agencies. according to reports, the arrested "japanese spy" has a wide range of interests in various aspects of intelligence, including collecting information on the social and political situation in belarus, the implementation of the "belt and road" initiative in belarus, and the situation on the border between belarus and ukraine, and photographing the military infrastructure of the belarusian side on the border between the two countries.

on the evening of the 4th, belarusian national television channel 1 aired a trailer for a special report on the case. the program is called "the failure of tokyo samurai" and the full program will be officially broadcast on the evening of the 5th local time. the trailer shows the "japanese spy" using a camera to shoot relevant facilities in various places in belarus and communicate with relevant personnel. it also shows him confessing his crimes after being arrested. in the trailer, he pointed out the scene of the crime in handcuffs and said in russian: "my behavior may cause harm to belarus."

in response, the japanese embassy in belarus told japan's nhk tv on the 4th that a japanese man in his 50s was arrested on july 9 for allegedly violating belarusian domestic laws, and the embassy is providing assistance to the man. japanese chief cabinet secretary yoshimasa hayashi confirmed the information that a japanese man was arrested in belarus at a press conference on the 5th. he said: "from the perspective of protecting our citizens, we have arranged consular visits to him and provided all possible support, including contacting relevant parties." however, hayashi yoshimasa refused to disclose the reason for the man's arrest and his personal information.

the nikkei website quoted a japanese government official on the 5th as saying that the arrested japanese man had worked as a japanese language teacher at gomel state university in gomel oblast, belarus. according to japan's jiji press, the japanese ministry of foreign affairs said on the 5th that it is still confirming whether the man is the same "spy" reported by belarusian national television.

belarus's arrest of a "japanese spy" has attracted widespread attention. japan's yomiuri shimbun website reported on the 5th that belarus is a close ally of russia and has always had differences with japan and western countries on the issue of the russia-ukraine conflict. according to reuters, this is the first time that belarus has arrested a japanese citizen on suspicion of espionage. belarus has always supported russia on the issue of the russia-ukraine conflict. japan has imposed sanctions on relevant belarusian entities, such as freezing assets and imposing export bans, to weaken belarus' support for russia.

russia's "tsargrad.tv" news network believes that the incident reflects the intensification of intelligence activities by western countries such as japan against belarus and russia in order to increase their support for ukraine.