Tokyo Seeks Tough U.N. Response To North Korean Missile Launch

A day after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan,
Tokyo is pushing the United States to encourage the United Nations
to levy new sanctions against Pyongyang, including choking off
North Korea’s oil supplies, a new Reuters report said. New measures
could be designed to target North Koreans who work abroad or oil
supplies. The U.S. is usually the nation author of all drafts of
the U.N.’s sanctions on North Korea. American diplomats then
negotiate any potential sanctions with China, Pyongyang’s main ally
in international…

A day after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan,
Tokyo is pushing the United States to encourage the United Nations
to levy new sanctions against Pyongyang, including choking off
North Korea’s oil supplies, a new Reuters report said. New measures
could be designed to target North Koreans who work abroad or oil
supplies. The U.S. is usually the nation author of all drafts of
the U.N.’s sanctions on North Korea. American diplomats then
negotiate any potential sanctions with China, Pyongyang’s main ally
in international…