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NAGOYA, Japan — North Korea's sports minister and head of the country's Olympic delegation, Kim Il-guk, has arrived in Japan ahead of the upcoming Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, two days before the official opening ceremony. Kim, who also holds the presidency of the Olympic Committee of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), entered the country from China via the Chubu Centrair International Airport in Nagoya on Friday.
The DPRK is the official designation for North Korea. Kim was accompanied by several other officials but did not hold a press conference upon landing. The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, also referred to as Chongryon, along with other North Korean expatriates in Japan, welcomed Kim's arrival. This marks the first time in eight years that a high-level North Korean government official has visited Japan.
The last North Korean minister to set foot in Japan was Kim, who did so in 2018 to attend the general assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC). Kim's visit to Japan is marked by his role as the head of the DPRK's Olympic committee.
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