Russian embassy in Japan wants to approach man who swam from Russia to Japan

The Russian embassy in Japan demanded access to the Russian citizen who swam from Kunashir Island of Russia's Kuril ridge to Japan's Hokkaido Island in an attempt to be granted diplomatic protection.  According to Japanese migration authorities, it goes about the Russian national named Vaas Phoenix Nokard. In turn, the Russian embassy wants the Japanese side to allow employees of the general consulate of the Russian Federation in Sapporo to approach the citizen. Representatives of the department stressed out that it was necessary to ensure his legal rights, as well as to clarify the state of his health and conditions of his detention. Earlier, the Japanese authorities refused to provide official information about the man who allegedly swam from Russia's Kunashir to Japan's Hokkaido.