The government plans to impose sanctions against North Korea, including suspending personal remittances, if it tests a nuclear bomb, a senior Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.
Possible sanctions include refusing North Korean crewmen from landing at Japanese ports and halting remittances via Japanese financial institutions.
Japan could also urge the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for economic sanctions or a censure motion, according to separate sources.
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