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Japan to freeze assets of 25 more Russians over Ukraine invasion

Japanese PM Fumio Kishida's administration has announced another round of sanctions against Russian individuals and organisations [File: Eugene Hoshiko/Pool via Reuters]

Japan will freeze the assets of 25 more Russians and prohibit exports to 81 Russian organisations in response to Moscow’s war in Ukraine, the country’s foreign ministry said on Friday.

The move comes after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Thursday Japan will take steps to revoke Russia’s “most favoured nation” trade status and prevent domestic cryptocurrency exchanges from carrying out transactions with sanctioned entities.

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