The Japanese government decided on Tuesday to freeze assets related to the Hamas resistance group.
"After reviewing information that our government has received and after studying similar steps taken by the United States, the European Union and Canada, we have decided to freeze Hamas-related assets," said a spokeswoman for the Japanese foreign ministry.
Tokyo made its decision also in part based on United Nations resolutions on freezing "terrorist" related assets, the spokeswoman added. (Albawaba.com)
