Japanese journalist freed on bail from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison

NewsWorldMiddle EastJapanese journalist freed on bail from Iran’s notorious Evin PrisonThe journalist has been detained in Iran since JanuaryMari Yamaguchi Tuesday 07 April 2026 07:22 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"CF1:2952732To1","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/iran-war-japanese-journalist-prison-b2952759.html","title":"Japanese journalist freed on bail from Iran’s notorious Evin Prison"}}CloseRelated: Trump vows to decimate Iran as deadline approachesOn The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly dispatch from our international correspondentsGet a weekly international news dispatchEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_On_The_Ground_Newsletter","regTitle":"On The Ground","subscriptionGroup":"on_the_ground","subscriptionGroupId":"14806361-6435-4d19-b06e-05326605fb01","pathPrefix":["/news/world/europe","/news/world/middle-east","/news/world/australasia","/news/world/africa","/asia"],"associatedAuthors":["Bel Trew","Sam Kiley"],"title":"On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","mobileTitle":"Get a weekly international news dispatch","lengthenedMobileTitle":"Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/onTheGround1_1.png","newsletterKey":"receiveOnTheGround","regSourceSection":"Middle East","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"}}A Japanese national, who had been detained in Iran since January, has been released on bail, Tokyo confirmed on Tuesday. Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru K...