Russia bans 30 Japanese nationals, including Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Toshihiro Kitamura, from entering Russia in response to Tokyo’s anti-Russian sanctions, the Russian foreign ministry said, APA reports.
"As part of measures to respond to official Tokyo’s ongoing so-called sanction actions against our country linked to the special military operation, it has been decided to impose an indefinite entry ban to Russia on 30 Japanese citizens," it said.
Along with Kitamura, the list includes journalists and professors of Japanese universities.