The website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 4th, announcing that 63 Japanese citizens, including Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Chief Cabinet Secretary Boyi Matsuno, foreign minister Lin Fangzheng and other government officials, will be permanently banned from entering Russia. The statement said that the Japanese government launched an anti Russian campaign to allow unacceptable remarks against Russia, slander and direct threats against Russia, which was endorsed by Japanese public figures, experts and the media. This line of the Japanese government aims to undermine the good neighborly relations between Russia and Japan and damage Russia's economy and international reputation. Considering the above situation and the personal sanctions imposed by the Japanese government on Russian citizens, Russia decided to permanently prohibit some Japanese citizens from entering Russia. The list published in the statement of the Russian Foreign Ministry also includes officials such as Japanese finance minister Junichi Suzuki and defense minister Nobuo Kishi, as well as personnel, experts and scholars from many Japanese media institutions such as Sankei Shimbun and Yomiuri Shimbun. (Xinhua News Agency)