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States Undertaking: Japan and Korea

states undertaking: Special visas were issued at the Japanese embassy in Beijing earlier in the week, according to Metro News. Yosuke Ideguchi scored in injury time to deliver hosts Japan victory in front of more than 20,000 fans, including pro-Pyongyang ethnic Koreans living in Japan, who chanted and waved North Korean flags. There were doubts the game could even go ahead with North Korean nationals currently banned from entering Japan as part of the sanctions against Pyongyang. The championship features Japan, China, North Korea and South Korea. Japan coach Vahid Halilhodzic was keen to promote the peace-making role of soccer. It comes amid a backdrop of North Korea performing a series of missile tests in recent months and South Korea and the United States undertaking military exercises. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.