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Japanese government freezes assets of four Russian banks as additional economic sanctions
Read moreJapan: Assets of Four Russian Banks Frozen as Additional Economic Sanctions Japanese GovernmentAs an additional economic sanction against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, the government on March 3 announced that the assets of four banks, including VTB Bank, the country's second largest bank, will be newly...
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Russian debt, due mid-March, "may default," U.S. bank analysis.
Read moreRussian debt due in mid-March "may default," U.S. bank analysis.JPMorgan Japan announced on April 2 that financial sanctions against Russia by the U.S., Europe, and Japan have resulted in Russia defaulting on its dollar-denominated and other government bonds....
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Russian Ambassador to Japan's remarks draw widespread condemnation
Read more: Russian Ambassador to Japan Draws Scorching Condemnation for His RemarksCondemnation has been raised over the content sent out from the Russian Embassy in Japan Twitter. The Russian Embassy in Japan has stated that the Northern Territories are the second...
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Former U.S. official meets with President Tsai Ing-wen and stresses that she will "keep her promise to Taiwan.
Read more: Former senior U.S. official meets with President Tsai Ing-wen and stresses that she will "keep her promise to Taiwan.A bipartisan U.S. delegation to Taiwan, led by former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mullen, who served as the top uniformed officer in the U.S. military, visited the Presidential Office in Taipei on April 2 to meet with Tsai Ing-wen...
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Russian helicopter violates Japanese airspace.
Read moreJapanese government: "Russian" helicopter violated Japanese airspace, "extremely regrettable.The Japanese government has expressed its "extreme regret" over the violation of Japan's airspace by a helicopter believed to be a Russian a...
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Apple and Nike stop selling in Russia
Read more: Apple and Nike stop sales in Russia.On January 1, it became clear that U.S. Apple has suspended sales of its iPhone and other products in Russia. The company's mail order site in Russia...
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Japanese Government Considers Allowing Ukrainian Displaced Persons to Enter Japan Visa-Free
Read moreJapan to Allow Visa-Free Entry for Displaced Ukrainian CitizensAt a meeting of the House of Representatives Committee on Legal Affairs on January 1, the government discussed ways to coordinate special exceptions for waterfront measures when accepting evacuees from Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia....
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Japan to implement economic sanctions against Belarus by the end of the week. Prime Minister Kishida
Read more: Japan to implement economic sanctions against Belarus by the end of the week. PM KishidaPrime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors on the morning of May 2 that "by the end of the week..." over economic sanctions against Belarus for cooperating with Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Bulgaria dismisses defense minister over reluctance to act on Ukraine crisis
Read more: Bulgaria dismisses defense minister over Ukraine crisis reluctanceBulgarian Prime Minister Kiril Petkov on February 28 called Russia's invasion of Ukraine a "war...
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Japan's House of Representatives voted to "condemn in the strongest terms" the Russian invasion.
Read more: Japan's House of Representatives voted to "condemn in the strongest terms" the invasion of Russia.The House of Representatives, in a plenary session on January 1, passed a resolution "condemning in the strongest terms" the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, with the exception of the newly elected Reiwa...