OREANDA-NEWS  Japan imposes an export ban on 90 organizations from Russia and Belarus in light of the situation in Ukraine, the bulletin says on behalf of the Japanese Foreign Ministry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.

The new sanctions list of Japan includes 57 individuals and 6 organizations from Russia, including the head of the military-civil administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo and his deputy Kirill Stremousov, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Grigorenko, relatives of the main owner of Severstal Alexey Mordashov, as well as cellist Sergei Roldugin and his wife. Among the companies are Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region, the Strategic Culture Foundation, as well as a number of information portals, including SouthFront and Inforos.

The sanctions imply the freezing of assets in Japan upon detection of such, as well as a ban on conducting financial transactions with these individuals and organizations.

In addition, Japan imposes a ban on the provision of services to Russia, including audit, management consulting services and trust services. The explanation to this paragraph of the bulletin states that the ban will come into force on September 5.
At the same time, the Japanese government approved a ban on the import of Russian gold, while the time when the restrictions will begin to take effect will be determined later.