This position, according to the NHK television channel.
"Despite the fact that various activities have recently begun, such as the beginning of a dialogue between the South and the North against the backdrop of the Olympic Games, the DPRK has not stopped, we must increase pressure on it," said Sonoura.
The Japanese diplomat noted that Tokyo "welcomes US sanctions and intends to study what can be done to promote cooperation with the government of Japan" to resolve problems in the region.
"We strongly support (sanctions - ed.)," He stressed.
The imposition of sanctions in the framework of counteraction to the nuclear and ballistic program of North Korea, the sanctions will affect 27 shipping and transport companies, 28 vessels and one physical person. Earlier in the regular briefing, a representative of the US administration told reporters that this package of sanctions is "the most serious that has ever been addressed to North Korea."