'We will continue to make strong calls (for North Korea) to take actions toward denuclearization,' says Yoshihide Suga, the Japanese government's top spokesman

TOKYO, Japan – Japan said Friday, August 25, it will impose fresh sanctions on North Korea by freezing the assets of Chinese and Namibian firms doing business with the nuclear-armed state. The Cabinet on Friday approved the imposition of new unilateral sanctions on a number of companies and individuals from China, Namibia and North Korea in a bid to further pressure Pyongyang over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs. If any Chinese companies or individuals are suspected of violating UN Security Council resolutions on North Korea, we will investigate and deal with them in accordance with our laws and regulations," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said at a briefing Wednesday.
The Cabinet of Japan imposes sanctions on various companies in China and Namibia for their business relations with North Korea.