Nihon Keizai Shimbun
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Remittance Siege on Russia Expanding Outside of SWIFT
Read moreRemittance siege on Russia expands outside of SWIFTRemittance services that do not go through the international payment network, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications (SWIFT), have begun to participate in the financial encirclement of Russia. The country...
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Japanese Government urged to consider sanctions against Belarus
Read more: Japanese Government urged to consider sanctions against BelarusPrime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Budget Committee of the House of Councillors on the morning of March 28 that he is considering sanctions against Belarus for its cooperation in Russia's invasion of Ukraine...
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British Foreign Minister asks G7 to cap use of Russian oil and gas.
Read more: British Foreign Minister asks G7 to cap use of Russian oil and gas.British Foreign Secretary David Truss told the UK's Sky News program on April 27 that the use of Russian oil and gas by members of the Group of Seven (G7) major countries...
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Japan to join in eliminating Russia from international payment networks, PM announces.
Read moreJapan to exclude Russia from international payment networks: "Japan will also participate," PM announces.Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced additional sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine on April 27. Major Russian banks and other entities were removed from the international payment network...
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North Korea Launches Missile Amid Tensions in Ukraine
Read more: North Korea Launches Missile Amid Tensions in UkraineJapan's Defense Minister Blames North Korea for "Gap in Ukraine Aggression, Not Tolerated" In a press conference on April 27, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi...
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Russian airstrike kills 10 Greeks in Ukraine
Read moreUkraine: 10 Greeks killed in Russian airstrikeThe Greek government announced on April 26 that 10 Greeks were killed in a Russian airstrike in Ukraine. Greece's...
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Elon Musk to assist Ukraine by providing satellite net transmitters and receivers
Read more: Elon Musk supports Ukraine by providing satellite net transmitter and receiverElon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Inc. and head of SpaceX, a U.S. space development company, said on April 26 that the Russian military...
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Japanese government tightens export control to Russia. Targeting Machine Tools, etc.
Read moreJapan to tighten export control to Russia. Targeting machine tools, etc.The government approved sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine at a Cabinet meeting on April 26. Assets frozen for individuals and organizations, military diversion of...
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Russia Restricts Access to Facebook in its Country
Read more: Russia restricts access to Facebook in its own country.Meta (formerly Facebook) revealed on April 25 that authorities in Russia have restricted access to the company's social networking site...
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Russia detains over 1,700 anti-war protesters. Editor-in-Chief of the Peace Prize also expresses opposition.
Read moreRussia detains over 1,700 anti-war protesters. Editor-in-Chief of the Peace Prize also expresses opposition.In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, there have been protests throughout Russia, and according to the human rights organization OVD Info, by the 25th, all...