TOKYO: Japan has imposed a fresh set of sanctions on individuals and a company connected to the Gaza-based Hamas group, according to a statement released by the Japanese foreign ministry on Tuesday.

The sanctions consist of freezing the assets of individuals and a company that have helped fund Hamas group, and is in line with new sanctions announced by the United States government earlier this month.

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It is the first set of sanctions Japan has imposed on Hamas group since its deadly rampage on Oct. 7 that Israeli authorities say killed over 1,400 people.

Individuals including Hamas group operatives Muhammad Ahmad ’Abd Al-Dayim Nasrallah and Ayman Nofal were newly added to the list of people and organisations deemed as terrorists by Japan.