TOKYO — Japan’s top government spokesperson said 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 Sunday, said the person had been detained since last year and was released on Wednesday. He said the person took a flight from Azerbaijan. READ: Japan PM placates Trump on Iran, but faces Pearl Harbor surprise Kihara, at a regular news conference Monday, confirmed that the former detainee returned to […]... Keep on reading: Japanese national returns home after monthslong detention in Iran