Japan extends North Korea sanctions

Japan has announced it will extend sanctions against North Korea by two years after it conducted further nuclear ballistic missile testing.

Japan has announced it will extend sanctions against North Korea by two years. (AAP)

The Japanese government has decided to extend unilateral sanctions against North Korea by two years, Trade Minister Hiroshige Seko said on Friday.

Tokyo will continue its prohibition of all trade between Japan and North Korea and ban on all North Korean ships from entering Japanese ports, Kyodo News reported earlier.

North Korea conducted a ballistic missile test off its east coast on Wednesday, South Korea's military said, the latest it has test-fired in recent months.