{
  "id": 7667051,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-16T00:42:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/northkorea/20260916/n-koreas-minister-led-delegation-departs-for-asian-games-in-japan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "North Korea's minister-led delegation departed from Pyongyang International Airport for Japan to participate in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, according to Pyongyang's state media. Kim Il-guk, the minister of physical culture and sports, led the 107-strong delegation comprising athletes from 14 sports, including football, weightlifting, table tennis, and wrestling. The North Korean women's football team, which had arrived in Osaka the previous week, began their campaign with a commanding 10-0 victory over Bangladesh in Group F. The men's football team was scheduled to face China in a Pool B match at Wave Stadium Kariya on Wednesday.",
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      {
        "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",
        "published": "2026-09-16T00:07:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "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."
}