Japanese officials visit Russia to discuss protecting corporate assets

MOSCOW - Trade and foreign ministry officials from Japan visited Russia this week and discussed with their counterparts the protection of Japanese corporate assets in the country amid its prolonged war against Ukraine, one of the officials said Wednesday.

At a press conference in Moscow, a senior trade ministry official noted that more than 100 Japanese companies maintain bases in Russia even after it launched a full-scale invasion of its neighboring country in 2022, a development that prompted Tokyo to impose financial sanctions against Moscow that remain in place.