U.S. to ask Japan to extradite alleged spy

U.S. to ask Japan to extradite alleged spy

CLEVELAND, United States - Photo shows the Cleveland Clinic where Takashi Okamoto, a researcher at a Japanese government-backed laboratory accused of economic espionage, had worked as researcher. A U.S. federal attorney said May 10 the Justice and State departments will request Okamoto's arrest and extradition through diplomatic channels.

(2)Tokyo High Court rejects extradition of researcher to U.S.

(2)Tokyo High Court rejects extradition of researcher to U.S.

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Okamoto, who was indicted in Ohio in May 2001 on charges of stealing genetic materials on Alzheimer's disease developed by the Learner Research Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in the state in July 1999, leaves the Tokyo Detention House by car on March 29 after the Tokyo High Court rejected Washington's request to extradite him to the United States. Okamoto was in Japan at the time of indictment. (Kyodo)

U.S. court fines Serizawa $500 in DNA samples theft case

U.S. court fines Serizawa $500 in DNA samples theft case

CLEVELAND, United States - Japanese researcher Hiroaki Serizawa speaks to reporters in front of a U.S. federal court in Cleveland, Ohio, on May 28 after being fined $500 and sentenced to 150 hours of community service for stealing genetic materials on Alzheimer's disease from the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. (Kyodo)

Japan eyes extraditing researcher in spy case

Japan eyes extraditing researcher in spy case

TOKYO, Japan - Japan plans to extradite Takashi Okamoto (file photo) to the United States for trial on charges of stealing classified genetic materials on Alzheimer's disease from a U.S. government-funded research lab and spiriting them to Japan, Justice Ministry sources said May 17. Okamoto, 41, worked at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation until July 1999.

U.S. to ask Japan to extradite alleged spy

U.S. to ask Japan to extradite alleged spy

CLEVELAND, United States - Photo shows the Cleveland Clinic where Takashi Okamoto, a researcher at a Japanese government-backed laboratory accused of economic espionage, had worked as researcher. A U.S. federal attorney said May 10 the Justice and State departments will request Okamoto's arrest and extradition through diplomatic channels.