Japan to expand sanctions against Russia

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 said, Report informs, citing TASS.

Japan intends to freeze the assets of 70 Russian individuals and legal entities over the situation in Ukraine and to impose additional export sanctions on another 90 Russian organizations, which Tokyo thinks have ties with the defense industry, the Japanese public broadcaster reported.