China has slapped trade restrictions on dozens of Japanese companies and research institutes, marking the latest escalation of tensions between the two Asian neighbors.

China is placing 20 Japanese entities on a control list with absolute export prohibitions, and placing 20 others on a watch list with enhanced scrutiny, to curb Japan’s…

The latest trade restrictions apply to 20 Japanese entities, including four national defense research institutes and nine subsidiaries of the conglomerate Mitsubishi