TOKYO: Japan has reported a new suspected sanctions violation by North Korea to the UN Security Council after spotting an apparent cargo transfer between a Belize-registered tanker and a North Korean one.

Japan's foreign ministry said a military patrol plane observed the apparent transfer in the East China Sea early Tuesday.

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