Flag of Japan. Archival photoMOSCOW, May 10.In light of the events in Ukraine, Japan is imposing new sanctions against 141 people from Russia, the DPR and the LPR, as well as against 71 Russian companies. The updated sanctions list has been published on the website of the Japanese Foreign Ministry. According to the full lists, the total number of people affected by the new restrictions is 141: eight in Russia, including Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and Deputy Secretary of the Russian Security Council Rashid Nurgaliev, 133 in the LPR and DPR.
The Japanese were warned about the deception associated with the UkrainiansTokyo also imposes a ban on the export of goods and transactions for 71 Russian companies. Among them, in particular, «Almaz-Antey», VNII «ETALON», «Inteltech» and others. In addition, the list includes the Tactical Missiles Corporation, as well as research institutes and technical bureaus specializing in communications. Russian blacklist Last week, Moscow blacklisted Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, members of his cabinet, and also deputies of parliament. «The administration of Fumio Kishida launched an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign, allows unacceptable rhetoric against the Russian Federation, including slander and direct threats. It is echoed by public figures, experts and media representatives of Japan, who are completely engaged in the attitudes of the West towards our country» , — the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The diplomatic department noted that Tokyo's steps are aimed at dismantling good-neighborly ties, damaging the economy and Russia's international authority. All this was the reason for the decision to permanently ban 63 Japanese citizens from entering Russia.Japan's prime minister called Russian sanctions «absolutely unacceptable» In addition to the prime minister, the list includes Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi, Finance Minister Shun'ichi Suzuki, other members of the government, members of parliament, the military and officials. Sanctions against Russia A number of Western countries have introduced new sanctions against Russia because of the situation in Ukraine. President Vladimir Putin has said that the policy of containing and weakening Russia is a long-term strategy for the West, and sanctions have dealt a severe blow to the entire global economy. According to him, the main goal of the West is to worsen the lives of millions of people. He added that current events draw a line under the global dominance of the West in both politics and economics. According to him, Russia is not going to isolate itself, it cannot be strictly isolated in the modern world. Japan has already introduced several packages of sanctions against Russia. In early March, representatives of the country's top leadership, including Vladimir Putin, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev, and Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov came under personal restrictions. In addition, Tokyo excluded Russia from the most favored nation trade regime and banned the export of more than 300 goods. In total, there are almost 500 Russians and about 170 organizations, including nine largest banks, on the sanctions list. Earlier, as a response to Tokyo’s unfriendly steps due to a special operation in Ukraine, Moscow announced its refusal to negotiate a peace treaty, the termination of visa-free travel for Japanese citizens to the southern Kuril Islands and withdrawing from the dialogue on establishing joint economic activities in the region.
