{
  "id": 7661734,
  "title": "N. Korea's minister-led delegation departs for Asian Games in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/n-koreas-minister-led-delegation-departs-for-asian-games-in-japan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:07:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260916/n-koreas-minister-led-delegation-departs-for-asian-games-in-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The North Korean minister-led delegation has departed for Japan to participate in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, as reported by Pyongyang's state media. Kim Il-guk, minister of physical culture and sports, led the group from Pyongyang International Airport, with first vice minister Kim Yong-gwon accompanying them. A total of 107 North Korean athletes will compete in 14 sports, including football, weightlifting, table tennis, and wrestling, during the Games, which run from October 1 to October 4. The North Korean women's football team, which arrived in Osaka last week, began their campaign with a 10-0 victory over Bangladesh in Group F. The men's football team is scheduled to face China in a Pool B match at Wave Stadium Kariya on Wednesday.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "N. Korea's minister-led delegation departs for Asian Games in Japan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/n-koreas-minister-led-delegation-departs-for-asian-games-in-japan-7667051",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:42:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "N. Korea slams U.S. over S. Korea, Japan's nuclear submarine push",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/n-korea-slams-u-s-over-s-korea-japans-nuclear-submarine-push",
        "published": "2026-09-16T01:40:32.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}