Two North Korea members of Asian Games seek asylum in Japan, report says
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Two North Korean contingents participating in Asia's largest sporting event, the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, defected and requested asylum.
SEOUL – South Korea's monthly magazine *Monthly Chosun* reported Tuesday that two members of North Korea's delegation to the Asian Games in Japan are seeking asylum. Citing a source allegedly from Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, the magazine said the two were among the 180-member North Korean delegation participating in the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, which opened Saturday. The two North Koreans reportedly wish to defect in Japan…
A notable development occurred regarding the North Korean delegation at the Asian Games held in Japan. It was alleged that two members of the delegation did not want to return to their country after the games and were considering seeking asylum in Japan.
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