Japan to impose ban on Russian coal imports following G-7 pledge: PM

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Japan will impose a ban on coal imports as part of additional sanctions against Russia following the latest commitment by leaders of the G-7 nations, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said April 8, marking the country’s first commitment to curb any commodity imports from Russia. “We will reduce our dependency on Russia in the energy sector by reducing the [coal] imports…