Japan to help developing nations enforce North Korea trade sanctions

Japan will help developing nations in Africa and Asia that maintain diplomatic relations with North Korea enforce U.N. trade sanctions in an effort to maximize pressure on Pyongyang to give up its nuclear ambitions, a government source said Saturday.By helping to train personnel and providing equipment to stem arms trade and money laundering, Japan hopes to cut key North Korean sources for acquiring foreign currency.The Foreign Ministry is expected to earmark 1.2 billion yen ($10.8 million) for that purpose in the supplementary budget for the fiscal year ending in March so Japan can coopera…READ FULL ARTICLE