The measures, announced in a joint statement by Japan's Foreign Ministry, Finance Ministry and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, also cover four companies based in third countries. The full list was published on the Finance Ministry's website.
Among the nine individuals designated are Vladislav Kostin, general director of VNIIR-Progress; Dmitry Lelikov, deputy head of Rostec; Vasily Brovko, a Rostec top manager; Artyom Yamshchikov, general director of TSK Vektor; Igor Khomenko, general director of TROS, and Sergei Ushko, deputy director of the same company; Vladislav Lobaev, founder of the Lobaev company; Alexander Sychugov, general director of JSC Voskresensk Aggregate Plant; and Alexander Zakharov, owner of LLC TST.
The company list includes 33 Russian enterprises: Tulamashzavod, Motovilikha Plants, the Kolomna Plant, Voentorg, Uralvagonzavod, Uralsky Dronzavod, the Kaluga Research Institute of Radio Engineering, VNIIR Progress, NPO Orion, the Oko design bureau, the Iskra plant, TSK Vektor, and enterprises in the Alabuga special economic zone — Alabuga Development, Alabuga Machinery and Drake. The crypto exchange Garantex is also on the list.
For the first time, Japan sanctioned vessels of the so-called shadow fleet, designating 35 ships. Their names and flags are not given in the document because the vessels periodically change them; instead, the list uses the ships' permanent identification numbers (IMO).
The four third-country firms are Turkey's Solid Tarim Inovasyon Inc and three companies from the UAE — Amegino FZE, Auto Parts East FZCO and Moto Export DWC LLC. According to The Insider, the Turkish company was placed under US sanctions in 2024 for supplying electronics and electrical equipment to Russia in circumvention of restrictions. Two of the three Emirati companies, Auto Parts East FZCO and Moto Export DWC LLC, also came under US restrictions that year.
Japan imposed sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine and has expanded its sanctions lists several times. The lists contain fewer entries than those of the United States, Britain and the EU.
Japanese authorities previously sharply condemned a trip by Russian President Vladimir Putin to Iturup island. Japan considers the southern Kuril islands, which Russia controls, to be its own territory. On October 1, answering a question from a Japanese journalist, Putin said Russia's attitude toward Japan had not changed, but Japan's attitude toward Russia had changed and become hostile.