Japan’s government is imposing sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program
ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press
September 1, 2023, 3: 03 AM
Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno attends a press conference in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. Japan’s government announced Friday it will impose sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program. (Kyodo News via AP)
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TOKYO — Japan’s government announced Friday it will impose sanctions against three groups and four individuals for supporting North Korea’s missile and nuclear development program.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said Friday that the sanctions, in tandem with the United States and South Korea, are in response to North Korea’s attempted launch of a spy satellite Aug. 24 and its firing of two missiles Wednesday, as United Nations Security Council resolutions ban any North Korean launches using ballistic missile technologies.
The additional sanctions, approved during Friday’s Cabinet meeting, freeze the assets of the three North Korea-based hacker groups linked to cyberattacks — Andariel, BlueNoroff and Korea Expo Joint Venture