TOKYO -- As Japan joins the U.S. and the European Union in blocking Russian banks from international financial networks, Japanese companies are assessing whether their operations in Russia can be maintained amid the economic fallout.
Since Monday morning, a Japanese trading house has been checking direct deposit accounts used to pay employees working in Russia. As of now, the payments appear unlikely be impacted by the sanctions since they are wired to accounts created at a U.S. bank, the company said.
