Tokyo police knew of Soviet spy Sorge's spying activities

Tokyo police knew of Soviet spy Sorge's spying activities

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a U.S. document in a British MI5 file released to the public on July 5. The document suggests Tokyo police let Richard Sorge, a wartime Soviet spy based in Japan, remain at large in order to decode the ciphers he and other agents were using before they arrested him in October 1941. Sorge, who entered Japan as a correspondent for the German daily Frankfurter Zeitung, was arrested just two months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and executed in Japan in 1944.

Tokyo police let WWII Soviet spy remain at large

Tokyo police let WWII Soviet spy remain at large

LONDON, Britain - File photo shows Richard Sorge, a wartime Soviet spy based in Japan. According to a U.S. document from a British MI5 file released to the public July 5 in London, Tokyo police let Sorge remain at large to decode ciphers he and other agents were using before they arrested him in October 1941. Sorge entered Japan as a correspondent for the German daily Frankfurter Zeitung.

Tokyo police knew of Soviet spy Sorge's spying activities

Tokyo police knew of Soviet spy Sorge's spying activities

LONDON, Britain - Photo shows a U.S. document in a British MI5 file released to the public on July 5. The document suggests Tokyo police let Richard Sorge, a wartime Soviet spy based in Japan, remain at large in order to decode the ciphers he and other agents were using before they arrested him in October 1941. Sorge, who entered Japan as a correspondent for the German daily Frankfurter Zeitung, was arrested just two months before Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and executed in Japan in 1944.

Jakob The Liar (1999)

Jakob The Liar (1999)

Alan Arkin Characters: Frankfurter Film: Jakob The Liar (1999) Director: Peter Kassovitz 16 September 1999 Date: 16 September 1999

Jakob The Liar (1999)

Jakob The Liar (1999)

Alan Arkin Characters: Frankfurter Film: Jakob The Liar (1999) Director: Peter Kassovitz 16 September 1999 Date: 16 September 1999

Frankfurt extend Inui to 2016

Frankfurt extend Inui to 2016

Photo taken April 25, 2015, shows Eintracht Frankfurt's Takashi Inui (L) vying for the ball against Sokratis Papastathopoulos of Borussia Dortmund in a German first-division match in Dortmund. Frankfurt have decided to extend the Japanese midfielder's contract for one season to 2016, local daily Frankfurter Rundschau reported on April 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo