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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. | Tokyo will also impose new measures, including banning exports and lowering the cap on remittances to North Korea. |
| North Korea says Sunday's launch put a satellite in orbit but Japan and others say it was a cover for a missile test. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |