Japan freezes the assets of 78 organizations and 17 individuals, including army officers, in Russia and bans exports to 80 Russian companies.
Japan announced additional sanctions against Russia after the G7 summit last week agreed to tighten punitive measures over Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine.
A Foreign Ministry statement released on Friday said Japan, in coordination with other G7 member countries, has frozen the assets of 78 entities and 17 individuals, including army officers, in Russia, and has taken steps to freeze the assets of Russia, including military-related research institutes. ban export to 80 organizations.
Japan will also ban the provision of construction and engineering services to Russia, but details of the measures will be announced at a later date, according to a trade ministry statement.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno, the top government spokesperson in Tokyo, also condemned Russia’s move to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying it would further escalate the situation.
“As the only country to have suffered atomic bombings during wartime, Japan will never accept the nuclear threat from Russia, much less tolerate its use,” Matsuno said at a regular press conference on Friday.
G7 leaders, including France, Germany, Britain and the United States, underscored their determination to help Ukraine with additional military aid and sanctions against Russia at their summit in Hiroshima last week.
They said the restrictions would cover exports of industrial machinery, tools and technology useful in Russia’s war effort, while efforts would be made to limit Russia’s revenues from trade in metals and diamonds.
