Japan pushes for UN sanctions on North Korea

Japan today pushed ahead with its proposal for UN sanctions against North Korea for its missile tests, and China dispatched diplomats to Pyongyang amid a campaign to lure the reclusive regime back to nuclear disarmament talks.

US nuclear envoy Christopher Hill huddled with Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and other officials in Tokyo on the final stop of a tour of the region to co-ordinate a common strategy on last week’s missile tests and urge Pyongyang to drop a boycott of six-party negotiations.