Japan continue trade ban to North Korea for another 2 years

Japan METI announced on April 5 that Japan continue embargo to North Korea for another 2 years.
This treatment is almost complete embargo both on export and import for North Korea origin items and goods from/to North Korea port.  In addition, brokering activities and financial transactions relating to North Korea are also prohibited. 

This embargo treatment is basically same as the ones until last year.  This has been extended one year each on April every year since 2006, and this year the treatment continue for 2 years until April 2015.

(Source:  http://www.meti.go.jp/press/2013/04/20130405001/20130405001.pdf )