Japan decides to add 143 individuals and organizations linked to Russia to its list of sanctions over the country's invasion of Ukraine, after the Group of Seven leaders pledged to levy furtherpunishments on Moscow last week.
Japan s lower house passes bills that will strip Russia of its "most-favored nation" trade status and prevent it from transacting in cryptocurrencies, clearing the way for the legislative revisions for tougher sanctions by the end of the current parliamentary session in June.
Japan will phase out Russian coal imports as part of sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, the industry minister says, joining other Group of Seven industrialized nations in the move.