Diet enacts N. Korea sanctions law

TOKYO, Japan - Foreign Minister Taro Aso bows in a gesture of appreciation after the House of Councillors voted a bill on economic sanctions against on North Korea into law on June 16. The law requires the government to impose sanctions on the North if it fails to make progress in addressing its human rights situation, notably the abduction of Japanese nationals.

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