North Korea eyes sending 260-plus team to 2026 Asian Games in Japan: source

North Korea has expressed its intention to participate in the Asian Games in Japan next year by sending a delegation of more than 260 members, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday.It has told the organizing committee of the Asian Games, to be co-hosted by Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya from Sept. 19 to Oct. 4, that the team would include around 150 athletes to compete in 17 events, including football, the source said.Japan, which does not have diplomatic ties with North Korea, will carefully consider its response, given that it has a general ban on entry by that country…READ FULL ARTICLE