Two North Koreans at Asian Games seek asylum in Japan, says report
Monthly Chosun magazine reported that two North Koreans had expressed a preference for seeking asylum in Japan rather than South Korea.
Two North Korean athletes and officials attending the Asian Games in Japan may seek asylum there, according to a report by South Korea's Monthly Chosun magazine. The magazine cited an unnamed official from Japan's Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office, stating that the two individuals sought refuge in Japan over South Korea, expressing no intent to return to their home country.
Their exact roles within the 180-member North Korean delegation, which included Sports Minister Kim Il-guk, were not disclosed. The magazine's source, connected to Japan's pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, could not confirm if the reported intentions would ultimately result in a defection.
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