The ruling Liberal Democratic Party demanded Thursday that the government tighten sanctions on North Korea to prod it to provide information as soon as possible about Japanese nationals abducted by the North decades ago.

In a list of recommendations presented to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the LDP Headquarters for North Korean Abductions called for reinstating sanctions the government lifted last July.

The LDP group also requested the government impose new sanctions, such as banning remittances to North Korea, except those up to ¥100,000 ($809) sent for humanitarian purposes, among other punitive measures.