1 Mar 2022

Japan not in favour of involvement of war in Ukraine

From First Up, 5:06 am on 1 March 2022

First Up in Japan, the government has joined the United States and European Union in blocking access by some Russian banks to the international SWIFT payment system; used by banks around the world to make fast and secure cross-border payments. Our correspondent in Tokyo Chris Gilbert told Nathan Rarere why this is so significant as the Russian invasion of Ukraine ramps up.