TOKYO, October 7. /TASS/. Ban on export of goods related to the production of chemical weapons to Russia came into force in Japan on Friday. The Japanese government approved the relevant restrictions on September 26.

The list of goods included 73 types of chemicals, including chlorine, methanol, acetone, ethylene and sodium hypochlorite. In addition, the export of 16 types of chemical equipment, such as centrifuges, heat exchangers and condensers, is prohibited.

Earlier, the Japanese authorities approved several sets of restrictive measures against the Russian Federation due to the situation around Ukraine. A total of more than 700 people from Russia, Belarus, the Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republics, as well as over 200 Russian and Belarusian companies and organizations fell under individual sanctions. In addition, Japan froze the assets of Otkritie Bank, Novikombank, Sovcombank, VTB, Rossiya Bank, Promsvyazbank, VEB.RF, Sberbank and Alfa Bank, as well as about 40 Russian organizations and companies.

The list of goods and technologies prohibited for export contains more than 400 items, including semiconductors, equipment for maritime and aviation security, telecommunications equipment, communications equipment, military products, including weapons, software, oil refining equipment, trucks, dump trucks, bulldozers, railway locomotives, machine tools and other electrical equipment used in industry. In addition, a ban was imposed on the supply of luxury goods to Russia, including cars worth more than 6 million yen (about $49,000), as well as a ban on the import of gold from Russia.