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Portal runews24. Ru reports that the new restrictive measures have affected five companies and nine people whose activities are somehow connected with Pyongyang.
It is specified that the assets of these enterprises, including two Chinese, in Japan will be frozen, and transactions with them - are banned.
As noted, the decision to freeze assets was made by Tokyo for the first time.
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kisida said that new unilateral sanctions are aimed at forcing the DPRK to resolve the nuclear missile issue, as well as to solve the problems of the abducted Japanese citizens.
Recall earlier Japan imposed a ban on trade with North Korea, and stop direct transport links with the Republic of. Also, restrictions on calls to ports of vessels previously visited the harbor of the DPRK.