Japan to join U.S., EU in cutting Russian banks off int'l system

Japan will join efforts by the United States and the European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international payment system SWIFT, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Sunday, as Russia continued with its military attack on Ukraine.On top of the sanctions already announced on Russia, Japan will freeze assets held by Russian President Vladimir Putin and other Russian government officials, Kishida said."We will show that a reckless act of violence comes with a huge price," Kishida told reporters, condemning Russia's "aggression.""The international community's relationship wi…READ FULL ARTICLE