Talking to reporters in Sapporo , Japan , about 600 miles across the Sea of Japan from North Korea and a center of trade with the country , Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi maintained Japan 's public stance that the tightening shipping rules were not sanctions against North Korea .
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