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| Japan announces N Korea sanctions | Japan announces N Korea sanctions |
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| Japan is to impose tough new sanctions against North Korea in response to its claimed nuclear test. | Japan is to impose tough new sanctions against North Korea in response to its claimed nuclear test. |
| The new measures will include banning all North Korean imports and stopping its ships entering Japanese waters, a government spokesman said. | The new measures will include banning all North Korean imports and stopping its ships entering Japanese waters, a government spokesman said. |
| Japan is also backing US-led efforts to get the UN to impose separate sanctions against the North. | Japan is also backing US-led efforts to get the UN to impose separate sanctions against the North. |
| The moves came as the North's second most powerful leader threatened more tests if the US remained "hostile". | The moves came as the North's second most powerful leader threatened more tests if the US remained "hostile". |
| Precious cash | Precious cash |
| The Japanese measures, announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki, will come into effect following a formal cabinet meeting on Friday. | The Japanese measures, announced by Chief Cabinet Secretary Yasuhisa Shiozaki, will come into effect following a formal cabinet meeting on Friday. |
| N KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME Believed to have 'handful' of nuclear weaponsBut not thought to have any small enough to put in a missileCould try dropping from plane, though world watching closely Q&A: Nuclear crisis Underground nuclear testing | N KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAMME Believed to have 'handful' of nuclear weaponsBut not thought to have any small enough to put in a missileCould try dropping from plane, though world watching closely Q&A: Nuclear crisis Underground nuclear testing |
| They include new restrictions which will prevent almost all North Koreans from entering Japan. | They include new restrictions which will prevent almost all North Koreans from entering Japan. |
| "We cannot tolerate North Korea's actions if we are to protect Japanese lives and property," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters. | "We cannot tolerate North Korea's actions if we are to protect Japanese lives and property," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters. |
| "These measures were taken to protect the peace." | "These measures were taken to protect the peace." |
| The sanctions will be in addition to measures Japan announced in July, in response to North Korea's testing of missiles. | The sanctions will be in addition to measures Japan announced in July, in response to North Korea's testing of missiles. |
| The BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says the sanctions will hit North Korea's export of produce like clams and mushrooms, which earns precious foreign currency in Japanese markets. | The BBC's Chris Hogg in Tokyo says the sanctions will hit North Korea's export of produce like clams and mushrooms, which earns precious foreign currency in Japanese markets. |
| Trade between the two countries was worth $180m (£97m) last year, although it has been falling for several years as political relations between the two countries deteriorated. | Trade between the two countries was worth $180m (£97m) last year, although it has been falling for several years as political relations between the two countries deteriorated. |
| 'Failed' test? | 'Failed' test? |
| The moves came as North Korea's second most powerful leader threatened more tests, in the first comments from a senior North Korean official since the claimed nuclear test on Monday. | The moves came as North Korea's second most powerful leader threatened more tests, in the first comments from a senior North Korean official since the claimed nuclear test on Monday. |
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| "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that," Kim Yong-nam told Japan's Kyodo news agency. | "If the United States continues to take a hostile attitude and apply pressure on us in various forms, we will have no choice but to take physical steps to deal with that," Kim Yong-nam told Japan's Kyodo news agency. |
| He also said North Korea would be willing to return to stalled six-party talks on its nuclear programme if existing sanctions were lifted. | He also said North Korea would be willing to return to stalled six-party talks on its nuclear programme if existing sanctions were lifted. |
| France's defence minister, meanwhile, said the claimed test may have failed or was a fake. | France's defence minister, meanwhile, said the claimed test may have failed or was a fake. |
| "Given its weak power, it is hard to say if it was a very large, but traditional, type of explosion or else a nuclear explosion... If it was a nuclear explosion, it was a failed explosion," Michele Alliot-Marie said. | "Given its weak power, it is hard to say if it was a very large, but traditional, type of explosion or else a nuclear explosion... If it was a nuclear explosion, it was a failed explosion," Michele Alliot-Marie said. |
| Punitive measures | Punitive measures |
| The UN Security Council is debating what multilateral sanctions North Korea is to face in response to the claimed nuclear test. | The UN Security Council is debating what multilateral sanctions North Korea is to face in response to the claimed nuclear test. |
| US SANCTIONS PROPOSAL Halting trade in material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction Inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea The ending of financial transactions used to support nuclear proliferation A ban on the import of luxury goods Press split on sanctions | US SANCTIONS PROPOSAL Halting trade in material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction Inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea The ending of financial transactions used to support nuclear proliferation A ban on the import of luxury goods Press split on sanctions |
| It is due to continue discussing a draft resolution of punitive sanctions proposed by the US. | It is due to continue discussing a draft resolution of punitive sanctions proposed by the US. |
| The US proposal includes halting trade in material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction; inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea; a ban on imports of luxury goods; and a ban on financial transactions used to support nuclear proliferation. | The US proposal includes halting trade in material that could be used to make weapons of mass destruction; inspections of cargo going in and out of North Korea; a ban on imports of luxury goods; and a ban on financial transactions used to support nuclear proliferation. |
| There is agreement in the Security Council that North Korea should face punitive measures. | There is agreement in the Security Council that North Korea should face punitive measures. |
| The US wants the sanctions to be brought under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter, which means they would be mandatory and ultimately enforceable by military means. | The US wants the sanctions to be brought under Chapter Seven of the UN Charter, which means they would be mandatory and ultimately enforceable by military means. |
| But China, Russia and South Korea have expressed varying degrees of opposition to such a resolution. | But China, Russia and South Korea have expressed varying degrees of opposition to such a resolution. |
| The underground test reportedly took place in Gilju in Hamgyong province at 1036 (0136 GMT) on Monday morning. | The underground test reportedly took place in Gilju in Hamgyong province at 1036 (0136 GMT) on Monday morning. |
| Russia is the only country to have confirmed that it was a nuclear explosion. | Russia is the only country to have confirmed that it was a nuclear explosion. |