▁Japan ▁by ▁Russian ▁leader ▁Vladimir ▁Put in , ▁during ▁which ▁polit icians ▁of ▁both ▁Russia ▁and ▁Japan ▁had ▁talked ▁of ▁warm ▁relations ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁countries ▁— ▁as ▁such , ▁the ▁revel ations ▁caused ▁considerable ▁public ▁out c ry . ▁ ▁When ▁asked ▁why ▁he ▁had ▁assist ed ▁Bog aten kov , ▁H ag is aki ▁said ▁that ▁Bog aten kov ▁had ▁imp lied ▁that ▁he ▁could ▁assist ▁with ▁treatment ▁for ▁H ag is aki ' s ▁ill ▁son . ▁H ag is aki ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁Bog aten kov ▁had ▁promised ▁assistance ▁obtain ing ▁historic ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Navy ▁which ▁H ag is aki ▁needed ▁for ▁a ▁research ▁project , ▁and ▁had ▁been ▁understanding ▁of ▁H ag is aki ' s ▁strong ▁religious ▁views . ▁ ▁H ag is aki ▁entered ▁a ▁guilty ▁ple a ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁following ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁ 1 0 - month ▁prison ▁sentence . ▁He ▁had ▁already ▁received ▁a ▁d ish on or able ▁dis charge ▁in ▁October . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁BBC ▁report ▁Ky odo ▁report ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : J apan ▁Mar itime ▁Self - Def ense ▁Force ▁personnel ▁Category : Pe ople ▁conv icted ▁of ▁sp ying ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁Category : 1 9 6 2 ▁birth s <0x0A> </s> ▁The odore ▁Hugh ▁Winter s ▁Jr . ▁( M arch ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁– ▁April ▁ 2 5