The Japanese government has imposed further sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. On 11 March 2022, the government announced amendments to the Export Trade Control Order, which came into effect on 18 March 2022. The amendments ban the export of the following goods and products to the Russian Federation and Belarus: Controlled products, including machine tools, carbon fiber, high-performance semiconductors, etc. Goods reinforcing the military capabilities of the Russian Federation and…

The Japanese government recently announced additional sanctions on the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus. On 8 March 2022, the Japanese government designated a further 20 individuals and two entities related to the Russian Federation, and 12 individuals and 10 entities related to the Republic of Belarus. On 11 March 2022, the Japanese government designated three banks from the Republic of Belarus, namely: Belagroprombank, Bank Debrabyt and the Development Bank of the Republic of…

Japan imposes additional sanctions on Russia, Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics On March 3, 2022, the Japanese government announced additional sanctions against the Russia Federation, the Republic of Belarus and the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The new restrictions include : designations of further 18 individuals from the Russian Federation;designations of four Russian banks (VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie);designations of further 7 individuals and 2 entities from the Republic…

In three separate statements of February 25, 27 and 28 2022, the Prime Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, announced that Japan will impose additional sanctions on Russia. The new measures will include: asset freezes and suspension on issuing visas for key Russian individuals, including President Putin;asset freezes of selected Russian banks and other entities;working with allies in order to cut-off selected Russian banks from SWIFT;restrictions on transactions with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation;…