From February 3, Japan will ban the export of vaccines, medical equipment and robots to Russia as part of the sanctions imposed due to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine.
This was reported by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, which is referred to by Voice of America.
A ban on the sale of equipment for nuclear facilities, oil and natural gas exploration to Russia is also introduced. In addition, the list includes equipment for detecting explosives, portable generators, and laser welding machines.
Export restrictions will apply to 49 Russian organizations.
Japan also expanded the list of personal sanctions. Tokyo freezes the assets of 22 people and 3 organizations from Russia. In particular, the Minister of Justice Konstantin Chuichenko, Deputy Prime Minister Andrey Belousov, Head of the Central Committee Ella Pamfilova, Commissioner for Children’s Rights Maria Lvova-Belova, propagandist Aleksandr Dugin fell under the sanctions.
Tokyo also imposes sanctions against the Russian corporation ‘Irkut’, JSC ‘Moscow Machine-Building Plant ‘Avangard” and PJSC ‘KAMAZ’.
Following the start of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Japan imposed sanctions on Russian President Putin, the country’s top officials and their relatives, banks and businesses, and stripped Russia of its status as the largest trade facilitator. At the same time, the Japanese government announced that it would provide military and humanitarian aid to Ukraine.
Russia included Japan in the list of ‘unfriendly countries’ and declared that it was withdrawing from the dialogue with Japan on the establishment of joint economic activities in the Southern Kuril Islands. Russia banned Japanese sailors from fishing near the South Kuriles. Such a right was given to them by the Russian-Japanese agreement of 1998.
We will remind you that Japan recently allocated $95 million for the reconstruction of Ukraine.
