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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.

Yotoku Miyagi (1903-1943)

Yotoku Miyagi (1903-1943)

Undated file photo shows Japanese artist Yotoku Miyagi (1903-1943), who was accused of involvement in activities of Soviet spy Richard Sorge against Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo