Japan will impose additional financial sanctions on Russia by limiting transactions with the Russian central bank, putting itself on a par with the United States and Europe in punishing Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday.The latest measure is the toughest yet to be imposed by Japan, which on Sunday backed efforts by other members of the Group of Seven industrialized nations in excluding some Russian banks from SWIFT, a key international payment system.The restrictive measures by the major powers are aimed at disrupting Russia's trade and preventing …READ FULL ARTICLE
