The head of the Russian Ministry of Finance, Maxim Oreshkin, commented on the report of the Central Bank, which says that without the growth of consumer lending, economic growth in Q1 2019 would slow to zero.

The delegation of the Federation Council, headed by the Federation Council chairman Valentina Matvienko, will make a working visit to the Swiss Confederation.

Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a law providing additional guarantees for the protection of interests of participants in shared construction.  This is reported on the site of the Kremlin.

The men's volleyball team of Russia won the match in the 13th round as part of the preliminary League of Nations tournament. Russian athletes were able to win against the Australian national volleyball team.

Japanese law enforcement officers detained a Russian citizen for putting graffiti on walls in the Akasaka Palace in central Tokyo.  Currently, the emperor of the country Naruhito and his spouse Masako live there.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed a decree approving the list of animals banned for keeping.

On June 27, the first agreement between Russian and Japanese oncologists on cooperation in the field of nuclear medicine was signed at the meeting of the leaders of the G-20 countries.