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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2018
Japan suspects yet another North Korea sanctions breach at sea
Japan has discovered another North Korean tanker it suspects of transferring goods with a vessel in defiance of U.N. Security Council resolutions, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 23, 2018
Pyongyang says U.N. chief is 'picking a quarrel' with sanctions remarks
North Korea on Thursday accused United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of "picking a quarrel" with Pyongyang by praising international sanctions for putting pressure on the country over its nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2018
Olympic perks for North Korean athletes in doubt as sanctions nip at Samsung phones, Nike uniforms
All of the almost 3,000 athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are set to get perks including the latest $1,100 Samsung smartphones, top of the range new equipment to take home and sleek Nike uniforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2018
North Korea exporting coal to South Korea and Japan via Russia despite U.N. sanctions: Europe intel sources
North Korea shipped coal to Russia last year that was then delivered to South Korea and Japan in a likely violation of U.N. sanctions, three Western European intelligence sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2018
Japan reports to U.N. details of North Korean tanker suspected of violating sanctions
Japan has notified the United Nations about a North Korean tanker spotted in the East China Sea that it suspects was engaged in a transfer of goods with another tanker in defiance of U.N. sanctions, the Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2018
Russia helping North Korea skirt sanctions and Pyongyang getting close on missile: Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday Russia is helping North Korea evade international sanctions and that Pyongyang is getting "closer every day" to being able to deliver a long-range missile to the United States.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2017
South Korea seizes second ship suspected of transferring oil to North
South Korean authorities have seized a Panama-flagged vessel suspected of transferring oil products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, a customs official said Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 29, 2017
'Bromance' with Xi over: Trump 'very disappointed' China still allowing oil into North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was "very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea" and that such moves would prevent "a friendly solution" to the crisis over Pyongyang's nuclear program.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2017
Tokyo freezes assets of 19 more North Korean institutions
Tokyo imposes fresh sanctions on Pyongyang by freezing the assets of 19 North Korean institutions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2017
As Trump was sworn in, Michael Flynn texted Russia sanctions to be 'ripped up' to speed reactor deal: whistle-blower
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn promised a business associate before the inauguration of Donald Trump that U.S. sanctions with Russia would be "ripped up" by the incoming administration, according to a witness account described by House Democrats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2017
Maduro taps major general to lead Venezuela's ailing oil industry in move seen as solidifying his power
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday tapped a National Guard major general to lead state oil company PDVSA and the Oil Ministry as the OPEC member labors under near 30-year lows in oil production.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 9, 2017
Pyongyang demands Seoul return 12 waitresses 'kidnapped' in China
North Korea said on Wednesday that it was working to uphold women's rights and gender equality but that sanctions imposed by major powers were taking a toll on vulnerable families.

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