Jiji: Japanese payment system JCB has suspended operations in Russia

"Japanese giant JCB... announced on March 8 that it would suspend operations in Russia... After March 14, cards issued in Russia will no longer be available abroad, and cards issued abroad will no longer be available in Russia," it says. in a message from the Jiji agency.

Earlier, the Russian government approved a list of states and territories that commit unfriendly actions against Russia.

This order was prepared as part of the Presidential Decree "On the temporary procedure for fulfilling obligations to certain foreign creditors."

The Secretary General of the Japanese government, Hirokazu Matsuno, announced that the Japanese authorities sent a protest to Russia in connection with Moscow's inclusion in the list of unfriendly countries.