NHK Tehran Branch Chief Released on Bail After Iran Detention

SighingCashier · 2026-04-07T06:51:48+00:00

Japan's Kyodo News quoted relevant Japanese government officials as revealing that the president of NHK's Tehran branch, who was detained by local authorities in Iran in January, has been released on bail. Although he cannot leave Iran for the time being, he is under protection within Tehran, the capital of Iran, and his health is not at risk. According to sources, he is being charged with security-related offenses and may face trial in the future. The Japanese government has requested the Iranian government to allow his return to Japan.Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno stated at a press conference that a Japanese national whose real name has not been disclosed and who was detained has been confirmed to have been released on bail on Monday local time. The Japanese ambassador to Iran met with him to confirm his health status.Reports indicate that after the United States and Israel attacked Iran, Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi contacted Iranian Foreign Minister Amir Abdollahian by phone three times to request his release. Including

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2026-04-07 06:51:48

Kyodo News, citing relevant Japanese government sources, reported that the head of NHK’s international branch’s Tehran office in Iran, who was detained by local authorities in January, was granted bail. Although he is temporarily not allowed to leave Iran, he has been kept under protection in Tehran, the country’s capital, and is in good health. According to the relevant sources, he has been charged with security-related offenses and may face trial in the future. The Japanese government has requested that the Iranian government allow him to return home.

At a press conference, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara said that it has been confirmed that a detained Japanese national—whose real name has not been disclosed—was granted bail on Monday local time. Japan’s ambassador to Iran met with him and confirmed his health condition.

The report said that after the U.S. and Israel carried out attacks on Iran, Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi made three phone calls in succession to Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian to demand his release. Including this NHK branch head, there are two Japanese nationals detained in Iran, one of whom had previously been released and returned to Japan in March.

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