Why North Korea cancelled its World Cup qualifier with Japan - Daily NK English

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Why North Korea cancelled its World Cup qualifier with Japan - Daily NK English

North Korea’s abrupt cancellation of a World Cup qualifier with Japan recently was motivated both several factors, including its diplomatic strategy toward Japan, Daily NK has learned. “The soccer game was canceled out of concern that revealing too much about the domestic situation might not have a positive impact on our international image. Another reason was that we’re still working on our diplomatic approach to Japan,” a high-level source in …