“The decision is completely unacceptable,” TASS quoted him as saying.
He blamed the deterioration of Japanese-Russian relations "entirely on the Russian side."
At the same time, he noted that the decision on possible new sanctions against Russia would be made in close cooperation with the G7 countries.
On May 4, Russia imposed personal sanctions on Japan's senior leadership and officials because of Tokyo's anti-Russian stance.
Moscow said that the administration of Fumio Kishida has launched an unprecedented anti-Russian campaign and allows unacceptable rhetoric against the Russian Federation, including slander and direct threats.
Russia has decided to indefinitely ban the Japanese Prime Minister, the heads of the Foreign Ministry, the Defense Ministry, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Justice and other officials from entering Russia.
In total, 63 Japanese citizens were included in the list.