Japan imposes further sanctions on North Korea after the latest missile test.
The government announced on Friday that the assets of four Russia-based organizations and nine people - six North Koreans and three Russians - will be frozen.
They are involved in the development of North Korea's missile and nuclear program.
Pyongyang recently said it had successfully tested a new kind of nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) that could reach the United States.
However, South Korea has expressed doubts about this account.
Accordingly, the tested missile was not a newer Hwasong-17, but a Hwasong-15.
The pictures of the Hwasong-17 before the start could come from a failed test a week earlier, according to the information.
Japan sees itself directly threatened by North Korea's missile and nuclear tests.
The kidnapping of Japanese by North Korean agents in the 1970s and 1980s is also an obstacle to normalizing relations between the two neighboring countries.
The abductees were supposed to teach North Korean spies Japanese, among other things.
For years, North Korea has denied having anything to do with the Japanese disappearance.
In September 2002, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il admitted to the kidnappings for the first time.
The leadership in Pyongyang admitted to kidnapping 13 people.
Five of them were able to return home to Japan.
North Korea claimed the eight other Japanese died and that there were no other abductees.
That was the end of the matter for North Korea.
Tokyo assumes 17 kidnapped compatriots and demands full clarification.