Japan banned the import of gold from Russia and the provision of a number of financial services

According to TASS with reference to the Ministry of Finance, we are talking about accounting, auditing, consulting and trust services.

The ban comes into effect on September 5.

The details of the embargo on gold imports will be announced later.

The Japanese authorities also included 90 individuals and organizations from Russia and Belarus on the sanctions list.

Earlier, the Secretary General of the Japanese Cabinet, Hirokazu Matsuno, said that Japan would cooperate with the G7 countries to increase pressure on Russia in order to cut off ways to circumvent sanctions.