Japan says need for stronger North Korea sanctions has risen
Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida has said the need to adopt stronger sanctions against North Korea has risen after the reclusive state launched a long-range rocket at the weekend, Kyodo news agency reported on Monday.
The UN Security Council condemned North Korea's missile launch at an emergency meeting on Sunday and vowed to take "significant measures" in response to Pyongyang's violations of UN resolutions, Venezuela's UN ambassador said. (Reporting by Kaori Kaneko; Editing by Paul Tait)
