Japanese national back home after Iran detention

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Japan’s top government spokesperson said on Monday that one of two Japanese nationals detained in Iran has safely returned home in good health.Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara’s confirmation came one day after Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi announced the person’s release.Motegi, speaking on a Fuji Television talk show on Sunday, said the person had been detained since last year and was released on Wednesday.He said the person took a flight from Azerbaijan.Kihara, at a regular press...