TOKYO, Feb 10 (AFP): A Russian business lobby group made a push Tuesday for Japanese investment as its economy struggles under Western sanctions linked to its role in the Ukraine crisis.
Even as the United States and Europe delayed another round of measures while they push a peace plan, Moscow is looking for cash to replace money that has fled, hoping to tempt resource-poor Japan with oil and gas.
"Now is the time for Japanese and Russian businesses to see a sunrise-rather than a sunset-of a day of victory for us," Alexey Repik, President of the Russian-Japanese Business Council told a news conference ahead of a business meeting.
"What we've been working together (on) in recent years... will bear fruit a few years later because both of us share a long-term viewpoint," he said.
Russian business woos Japan despite sanctions
FE Team | Published: February 11, 2015 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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