Russian Ambassador Nikolai Nozdryov announced on May 11 that the majority of exports from Russia to Japan consist of liquefied natural gas and aquatic biological resources, while used cars are primarily supplied to Russia.
“Most of our domestic exports are LNG from the Sakhalin-2 project and aquatic biological resources. The Japanese side mainly supplies used cars,” Nozdryov stated in a recent interview.
The ambassador attributed this trade imbalance to Tokyo’s anti-Russian policy, which he described as creating unfavorable business conditions for Russian exporters.
Nozdryov previously referred to the state of relations between Moscow and Tokyo as an “ice age.” He noted that this situation developed due to Japan’s decision to support anti-Russian sanctions and emphasized that Japanese authorities have followed Western countries in adopting an anti-Russian course.
Later, Nozdryov added that the positive groundwork in Russian-Japanese relations, which had been established over decades, had been almost completely destroyed by Tokyo’s policy. He recalled that historically, Russia and Japan maintained many effective formats of interaction.
Additionally, he highlighted that Japanese businesses are ready to return to Russia, with entrepreneurs expressing interest in unfreezing agricultural, medical, and smart city projects.
