The Russian consul who was declared persona non grata by the Japanese government in retaliation for Moscow's deportation of a Japanese consul was the number two official at the Russian Consulate-General in Sapporo, it has been revealed.
The Foreign Ministry released some details about the diplomat at a meeting on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, the Japanese government declared the Russian consul persona non grata and ordered the consul to leave the country by Monday.
According to a ministry official, this is the fourth time the Japanese government has declared someone persona non grata since the end of World War II.
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