Japan backs US proposal to target North Korea's oil supplies
Defence minister says nuclear danger is gravest since WWII; warns of Japan's difficulty in intercepting missiles
Seoul, Tokyo
JAPAN backed a US push for the United Nations Security Council to vote on Monday on fresh sanctions against North Korea, saying that Kim Jong Un's nuclear programme poses the most serious threat since World War II.
Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera on Sunday urged tougher sanctions including curbing oil supplies to North Korea.
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