Abuse of power? Japan photographer says passport confiscated over plan to visit Syria Feb. 12, 2015: Japanese freelance photographer Yuichi Sugimoto shows the press the original document of an order, signed by Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida, which he was given by Japanese foreign ministry officials at his home, during a news conference in Tokyo. Sugimoto said he was forced to give up his passport
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