Japan to Freeze Assets of Four More Russian Banks From April 2

Japan to Freeze Assets of Four More Russian Banks From April 2
Japan's Olympics Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks at a news conference in Tokyo, on Aug. 3, 2017. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters
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TOKYO—Japan will freeze the assets of four additional Russian banks from April 2, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki said on Thursday, taking to seven the total number Tokyo has slapped with such sanctions.

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s cabinet approved the decision to freeze the assets of VTB Bank, Sovcombank, Novikombank and Otkritie, the Ministry of Finance said in a document.