Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday unveiled a set of tighter Japanese sanctions against Russia featuring a freeze on assets held by Russian banks and curbs on exports to military-linked groups in response to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.The new sanctions package also includes export controls on semiconductors and other high-tech products, as well as a suspension of visa issuance for certain Russian individuals and entities, Kishida said at a news conference.The announcement came hours after Kishida and his counterparts from the Group of Seven industrialized nations condemned Russia and …READ FULL ARTICLE
