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Japan Considers New Sanctions Package Against Russia, Including Shadow Fleet Vessels

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The Japanese authorities are looking into the possibility of imposing another package of sanctions on Russia, APA reports citing Yomiuri newspaper. The report says that European countries have been toughening their anti-Russian sanctions as of lately, and it is possible that Japan will join them. The restrictive measures may target vessels of the so-called shadow fleet, the newspaper claims. Besides, the government is also considering the possibility of expanding the list of export restrictions and toughening export control.

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Japan is preparing new sanctions against Russia, with the intention of joining Europe in its attempts to "quench" the Russian economy and force the signing of a peace agreement under Western conditions.

(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Lee Do-yeon = Amid cooling relations between Japan and Russia, the Japanese government is considering imposing additional sanctions on Russia in the near future...

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Japan is considering a new package of sanctions against Russia, the Yomiuri newspaper reported. The measures under discussion could target ships from the so-called “shadow fleet” used to circumvent restrictions, as well as expand the list of goods banned from export to Russia. Among the options being discussed is tightening controls on the export of sensitive and high-tech products. So far, the Japanese government has not announced a final list …

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The Japanese government is reportedly considering additional sanctions against Russia, which has been waging war against Ukraine for over four years. On the 2nd, Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun reported, citing a government official, that "the government has begun reviewing plans to soon impose additional sanctions on Russia, which is continuing its invasion of Ukraine," adding that "Russia's main

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The Japanese authorities are considering the possibility of imposing another package of sanctions against Russia, writing the newspaper Iomiuri, which is expected to respond to Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent visit to Iturap, and also considering the possibility of tightening export controls and expanding export restrictions, writing "Yomiuri." Japan last imposed sanctions against Russia in September 2025 under the administration of Pr…

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読売新聞オンライン broke the news in Japan on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
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