Article: Japan bans luxury items to Pyongyang

Tokyo, Nov 14 -- Japan had decided to ban the export of 24 luxury items to North Korea from Wednesday in line with the UN Security Council's resolution adopted after Pyongyang conducted its first nuclear test in October, the Cabinet Office announced Tuesday.

Japan shipped goods worth 1.1 billion yen (about $9.35 million) to North Korea in 2005, including high-quality beef, fatty tuna meat, caviar and tobacco, ...

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