Japan protested to Russia about the transfer of Japan Tobacco International to temporary management The Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned Russian Ambassador Nikolai Nozdaryov and expressed his protest to him regarding the transfer of the Russian assets of Japan Tobacco International (JTI) to temporary management. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama said in turn that Tokyo had called on Moscow to reverse that decision. Japan has repeatedly called on Russia to protect the legitimate interests of Japanese citizens and businesses.
On November 5, the President of the Russian Federation signed a decree according to which JTI's assets in Russia were transferred to the temporary management of Industrial Assets JSC. We are talking, among others, about the JTI tobacco factories in Rostov-on-Don, Yeltsin and St. Petersburg.