The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan announced that the Japanese government decided to extend the sanctions against Russia in connection with the war in Ukraine.
In total, 24 individuals and 78 legal entities were included in the sanctions lists, whose assets are threatened with freezing if found in Japan. Among the individuals are journalist Olga Skabeeva, commander of “Sparta” battalion Artem Zhoga, and director of “Almaz-Antey” concern Yan Novikov.