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Japan announces new sanctions targeting Russian entities and vessels

Japan has introduced new sanctions aimed at entities, individuals, and ships associated with Russia. One report indicates 33 companies, individuals, and shadow fleet vessels were blacklisted, while another describes direct sanctions on 35 ships linked to the shadow fleet. The complete scope and final official list of designated targets have not been fully harmonised across the initial reports.

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Reports differ on the designations, with one citing 33 blacklisted companies, individuals, and shadow fleet vessels, while another reports direct sanctions specifically targeting 35 shadow fleet ships.
WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported20 days ago
Published2026-10-05 11:12 UTC
Sources4
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Reports4Independent tellings4
4 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Japan announces new sanctions targeting Russian entities and vessels. 2026-10-05T11:12:05.281Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4687. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-05/japan-targets-35-shadow-fleet-ships-in-first-vessel-sanctions-78a8e12c

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