Russia bans entry of nine Japanese citizens, including FM

Japan's Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attends the G20 Foreign Minister Meeting at the Nasrec Expo Centre in Johannesburg on Feb 20, 2025. [Photo/Agencies]

MOSCOW - Russia has banned Japanese Minister for Foreign Affairs Takeshi Iwaya and eight other Japanese citizens from entering the country in a retaliatory move, the Russian foreign ministry said Monday.

The decision was made in response to Tokyo's "ongoing so-called sanction measures" against Russia, the ministry said in a statement.

The list also included Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Masashi Nakagome and former Japanese Ambassador to Ukraine Kuninori Matsuda, among others.



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