The new Japanese sanctions are designed to freeze the assets of those who allegedly facilitate NKorean coal exports and coordinate overseas labor, potentially in breach of UNSCsanctions.With the new sanctions coming into effect, Japan has so far frozen the assets of 72 entities and 81 individuals
“Tokyo identified four Chinese companies and two Namibian firms, as well as one Chinese individual and one North Korean individual as targets for sanctions.” Namibia has been deepening relations with North Korea in recent years