Japan reveals Russia's 'dark power' in SoftBank spy incident

Surprise move aimed at checking Kremlin's espionage ahead of 2020 Tokyo Olympics

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Russian President Vladimir Putin has been in power for 20 years, during which time Russia's intelligence organizations have grown vastly.  © Reuters

Eiji Furukawa, Nikkei senior staff writer

TOKYO -- Russian espionage that targeted Japanese telecom SoftBank was recently revealed publicly by the Japanese government -- an unexpected move given Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent diplomatic overtures to Moscow.

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