Three Liberal Democratic Party panels jointly approved Tuesday an outline of a bill to enable the government to ban North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports.
The bill would give the government more power when negotiating with North Korea over such issues as its nuclear arms threat and abductions of Japanese citizens.
The bill, compiled by junior LDP lawmakers, would allow the government to designate countries deemed a threat to Japan's security and impose a port ban with a specified time limit.
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