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Japan's government has decided to extend economic sanctions against North Korea for another year over its recent rocket launch.Japan's government has decided to extend economic sanctions against North Korea for another year over its recent rocket launch.
The move was decided at a cabinet meeting early on Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said.The move was decided at a cabinet meeting early on Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said.
Tokyo will also impose new measures, including banning exports and lowering the cap on remittances to North Korea, the Associated Press news agency said. Tokyo will also impose new measures, including banning exports and lowering the cap on remittances to North Korea.
The current sanctions, in place since 2006, had been due to expire on Monday. North Korea says Sunday's launch put a satellite in orbit but Japan and others say it was a cover for a missile test.
Japan and the US are pushing for a UN Security Council resolution which would reinforce and possibly extend existing sanctions against North Korea, applied in the wake of the country's nuclear test in 2006.
But China and Russia have been more cautious, saying they are yet to be convinced Pyongyang broke any rules.
Japan's own sanctions against North Korea, in place since 2006, had been due to expire on Monday.
They will now be extended for another year and oversight of the transfer of funds from Japan to North Korea will be strengthened, government officials said.