Japan has designated 398 Generals and 28 entities from the Russian Federation—subjecting them to asset-freeze, payment and capital-transaction licence requirements—and will impose asset freezes on Sberbank and Alfa-Bank from 12 May 2022; any new foreign direct investment in Russia on or after that date likewise requires a government licence; additionally, from 19 April 2022 importers must obtain government permission to bring into Japan six alcoholic-beverage HS codes (22.03, 22.04, 22.05, 22.06, 2207.10, 22.08), four wood codes (4401.21, 4401.22, 44.03, 44.08) and 28 machinery/electrical-equipment codes (various HS 84- and 87-series), with shipments under contracts dated before 19 April permitted for three months.
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Japan to ban exports of luxury goods
Japan will prohibit the export to Russia of luxury goods—including high-value alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, perfume and cosmetics, leather goods, furs, clothing, footwear, hats, carpets, jewellery, ceramic and glassware, diving apparatus, passenger cars, motorcycles and key parts, notebook PCs, watches with precious-metal components, grand pianos, works of art, antiques, banknotes, gold coins and ingots—from 5 April 2022, unless exporters obtain an General licence.
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Japan rolls out general sanctions to 25 people and bans exports to 81 more entities
Japan has designated 25 additional Generals from the Russian Federation and 81 entities as Russian Federation Specially Designated Entities. A licence will be required for any payments to, or capital transactions with, the designated Generals—including deposit, trust and loan contracts—and all exports to the 81 designated entities will be prohibited.
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Japan bans exports of controlled goods, dual-use items and oil-refining equipment to Russia / Belarus
Japan will ban exports to Russia and Belarus of: (i) all items subject to international export-control regimes (e.g., machine tools, carbon fibre, high-performance semiconductors); (ii) any goods or technology destined for specific Russian and Belarusian entities, including the Russian Ministry of Defence and aerospace manufacturers; (iii) general-purpose items—such as semiconductors, computers and telecommunications equipment—that could strengthen their military capabilities; and (iv) oil-refining equipment for Russia. Exports to the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics are likewise prohibited. The revised Export Trade Control Order enters into force on 18 March 2022, with detailed lists of goods, services and technology transfers to be set out in forthcoming FEFTA notifications.
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Japan freezes assets of additional Russian, Belarusian, Donetsk and Luhansk persons and banks
Japan has designated 18 Generals from the Russian Federation; four Russian banks—VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie; seven Generals and two entities from the Republic of Belarus; and 30 Generals from the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics. The government will freeze the assets of the designated persons/entities. A license will be required for any payments to, or capital transactions with, the designated persons/entities, including deposit contracts, trust contracts and loan contracts.
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Japan to suspend visas, freeze assets, and restrict exports to Russia, including military-related and dual-use items
Japan will suspend the issuance of visas for designated Generals related to Russia and freeze the assets held by designated Generals and entities related to Russia in Japan.
Japan will freeze the assets of three Russian banks — VEB.RF, Promsvyazbank, and Bank Rossiya — within Japan.
Japan will impose sanctions on exports to Russian military-related entities, on exports of controlled items listed on the internationally agreed list, and on other dual-use goods such as semiconductors.