Russia blocks the entry of leading Japanese business executives

RUSSIA / FSU POLITICS - In Brief 25 Jul 2024 by Alex Teddy
On July 23 13 businessmen were banned from entering the country. Among them were the president of Japan International Cooperation Agency, the Chairman of Rakuten and the head of Toyota. Moscow published a list of the people who are forbidden to enter Russia. The reason stated was because of Japanese sanctions on Russia. Surprisingly, firms such as Sony, Honda and Mitsubishi did not have anyone sanctioned. Japan has given financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine but not arms. Japan is selling Patriot missiles to the United States to allow the US to give other such missiles to Ukraine without depleting its stocks. Relations between Russia and Japan were normal until 2022. They still disagreed on the Kurile Islands, which the USSR took from Japan in 1945. Since Russia has become much more amicable with Japan's deadly foe North Korea this has led to a sharp deterioration in relations between Moscow and Tokyo.

Now read on...

Register to sample a report

Register
Sign-in
Forgot your password?
Copyright 2024 GlobalSource Partners. All rights reserved. This is prepared for GlobalSource Partners’ clients and may not be redistributed, reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, retransmitted or disclosed, in whole or in part, or in any form or manner, without the express written consent of GlobalSource Partners. This is distributed simultaneously to our website and other portals used by GlobalSource Partners. The information herein was obtained from various sources and is believed to be reliable but GlobalSource Partners does not warrant its completeness or accuracy. Neither GlobalSource Partners nor any Country Analyst, officer or employee accepts any liability whatsoever for any direct, indirect or consequential damages or losses rising from any use of this or its contents.