TOKYO, March 15. /TASS/. Japan has expanded the list of goods and technologies that are prohibited from being exported to Russia as part of the sanctions imposed against the country due to the military operation in Ukraine, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan announced on Tuesday.
Now there are about 300 items on the list instead of previously announced 57 items. In particular, this includes semiconductors, equipment for ensuring maritime and aviation security, telecommunications equipment, communications equipment.
The list also includes equipment and products related to nuclear energy, products of the chemical industry, various types of sensors, software.
The export ban comes into force on March 18.
Export sanctions affect 49 Russian companies and organizations, the list of which was made public in early March. Among them are JSC Rosoboronexport, Rostec, the FSB and the Foreign Intelligence Service. Similar measures also apply to the Ministry of Defense of Belarus and the Belarusian manufacturer of integrated circuits and semiconductors Integral.
Previously, Japan imposed export sanctions against 49 Russian companies, including Rosoboronexport, Rostec, Federal Security Service and Foreign Intelligence Service. Japan also froze assets of Otkrytiye bank, Novikombank, Sovkombank, VTB bank, Rossiya bank, Promsvyazbank and VEB.RF. Japan banned export of oil extraction equipment and semiconductors. Furthermore, Japan imposed personal sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin, Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev, Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu, and General Staff head Valery Gerasimov.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 24 that in response to a request by the heads of the Donbass republics he had made a decision to carry out a special military operation in Ukraine, stressing that Moscow had no plans of occupying Ukrainian territories. Western countries responded to the actions of the Russian authorities by slapping sanctions against physical and legal entities.