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Japan: Ninth round of sanctions against Russia in response to invasion of Ukraine; 28 more firms targeted with asset freeze, plus bans on Russian imports and outward FDI

Announcement

12 Apr 2022

12 April 2022 - The Japanese government announced a new round of sanctions in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

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Number of interventions

4

4 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

List of interventions

Implementation date

12 May 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 12 Apr 2022
FDI: Entry and ownership rule In force
In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) issued a press release (hereafter, 'Announcement') on 12 April 2022, which announced more economic sanct...
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Announced: 12 Apr 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 12 April 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement (hereafter, 'Announcement') that stated further economic sanctions were being put in place on two Russian banks. The t...
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Implementation date

12 Apr 2022

Revocation date:

No revocation date

Announced: 12 Apr 2022
Import ban In force
The Japanese government announced on 12 April 2022 that it was implementing a new round of sanctions in response Russia's military invasion of Ukraine. In addition to capital control measures, announc...
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Announced: 12 Apr 2022
Controls on commercial transactions and investment instruments In force
On 12 April 2022, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued an announcement (hereafter, 'Announcement') that stated further economic sanctions were being put in place on Russian 'groups' and ind...
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Related State Acts

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Japan: Sanctions against Russian and other firms and a ban on exports of certain items to Russia in connection with the Russian invasion of Ukraine (January 2025)

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Japan: Sanctions against Russian and other firms related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and sanctions circumvention (June 2024)

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Japan: Government prohibits additional products from being exported to and imported from Russia (April 2024)

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Japan: Dealings prohibitions and trade restrictions on Russia (March 2024)

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Announced: 24 Feb 2022

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