Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree that seizes full control of the Sakhalin-2 gas and oil project in Russia's far east, a move that could force out Shell and Japanese investors. The decree, signed on Thursday, creates …
The Japanese government will expand individual and export sanctions against Russia, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a G7 summit in Germany, Japan’s NHK reported on Monday. Japan intends to freeze the assets of 70 …
Japan will introduce sanctions against two Russian and one Belarusian bank and will expand the ban on goods export to Russia due to the situation around Ukraine, the Foreign Ministry of Japan said on Tuesday. Assets of the Russian …
Japan and the European Union will continue to exert sanctions pressure on Russia in connection with the situation in Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Thursday after a summit held in Tokyo with EU leaders. The …
A package of Japanese sanctions against Russia due to the situation around Ukraine, concerning the freezing of the assets of Sberbank and Alfa-Bank, came into force on Thursday. A ban for Japanese individuals and legal entities on new …
In a tit-for-tat move, Russia on Wednesday imposed sanctions on 63 Japanese senior officials, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. In a statement on its website, the Russian Foreign Ministry slammed the policy pursued by …
Japan Tobacco (JT) said on Thursday it was considering selling its Russia operations after suspending investment and marketing activities in the country last month. The announcement by JT, market leader in Russia, came after it said in …
Japanese electronics manufacturer Toshiba announced on its website on Wednesday it was suspending all investment in Russia and will no longer accept orders from Russian partners. The company cited the Russian special military operation …
The upper chamber of the Japanese parliament voted to uphold amendments to the country’s legislation, needed to toughen economic sanctions against Russia over its special military operation in Ukraine. Earlier, the amendments …
A bus with Russian diplomats, earlier expelled by the government of Japan, left the Russian embassy’s territory and headed to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport. The diplomats and their family members will be brought back to Russia …
The Japanese government on Tuesday approved a ban on certain types of timber and machinery imports from Russia from April 19 as part of sanctions imposed due to the situation around Ukraine, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of …
The Japanese government on Tuesday approved additional sanctions against 398 people and 28 organizations from Russia in connection with the situation around Ukraine, according to the website of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. In …
The Japanese authorities have decided to expel eight Russian diplomats and staff members of the trade mission in Tokyo in connection with the situation around Ukraine and the Russian military operation currently underway, a Japanese Foreign …
Japan’s ministry of economy, trade and industry on Thursday revealed a list of goods imported from Russia that can hardly be substituted in the short-range perspective. List includes seven commodities: oil, coal, liquefied natural …
Japanese companies will be asked to refuse Russia’s demand that energy payments be made in roubles, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said on Tuesday. Russia demanded last week that “unfriendly” countries must …
Japan expanded sanctions against Russia in view of the special military operation underway now in Ukraine, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Twenty-five Russians were added to the sanction list, including chief executive of …
Japan does not know how Russia will handle the required rouble payments for its energy sold to "unfriendly" countries, finance minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday. "Currently, we're looking into the …
Moscow is terminating peace treaty talks with Tokyo in the light of Japan’s newly-introduced unilateral restrictions against Russia over the situation in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. "In the light of the …
No new steps to implement the eight-point plan of economic cooperation between Japan and Russia are now possible due to the situation around Ukraine, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday. "As for the eight-point …
The government of Japan will broaden export and financial sanctions against Russia and Russian businessmen due to the situation around Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at the press conference on Wednesday. "We are going …
