Japan protested to Russia the transfer of Japan Tobacco assets under temporary management. The Japanese Foreign Ministry has summoned Russia's ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev, and demanded that the decision to transfer the Russian assets of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) to an industrial property company be reversed, Kyodo reports.

Japan protested to Russia the transfer of Japan Tobacco assets under temporary management. The Japanese Foreign Ministry has summoned Russia's ambassador to Tokyo, Nikolai Nozdrev, and demanded that the decision to transfer the Russian assets of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) to an industrial property company be reversed, Kyodo reports.