Japan designates nearly 300 items and technologies as subject to an export ban on Russia and Belarus from later this week to prevent them from boosting their military capabilities, as part of Tokyo s sanctions over Moscow s invasion of Ukraine.
The Japanese government decided on March 11 to disburse 8.8 billion yen ($75.3 million) from fiscal 2021 reserve funds for humanitarian assistance to Ukraine following its invasion by Russia since late last month.
Japan will implement further sanctions against Russia and Belarus over the invasion of Ukraine, freezing assets held by their government officials and other entities, the top government spokesman says.
Japan s justice minister says the government has accepted into the country eight people displaced by Russia s invasion of Ukraine, following an earlier announcement by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to do so as Tokyo ramps up its humanitarian support.
Japan raises its travel alert for Russia to its second-highest level to warn against all trips there, as additional sanctions over Moscow s invasion of Ukraine have left far fewer flights av