North Korea has begun accepting foreign tourists, but what will happen to the venue for the Japan Women's Soccer National Team's match against North Korea?

A group of tourists from Russia arrived in Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, on the 9th of this month. In response to the COVID-19 virus pandemic, North Korea has implemented two measures to prevent infection.
Since January 2020, strict entry restrictions have been in place. This is expected to be the first time the city has welcomed foreign tourists since the coronavirus outbreak. North Korean leader Kim Jung Eun has long been involved in the tourism industry.
has shown strong interest in the development of North Korea, and some believe that tourism promotion is one of North Korea's priorities after the coronavirus pandemic.
North Korea closed its borders early in late January 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Influx of viruses and infected people
I tried to completely prevent it. As the infection spread around the world, North Korea continued to claim for a long time that there were no infected people in the country, although the truth was unknown. However, in May of the year before last, the first confirmed case of infection was
It was announced for the first time. North Korea's state-run Korean Central News Agency reported at the time, ``The nation's most serious emergency incident has occurred, opening a hole in the emergency epidemic prevention front that has been firmly protected for two years and three months since February 2020.''
road. This announcement shocked the world, as the country had been insisting that there were "zero infections" until then. In January two years ago, North Korea temporarily lifted its border closure measures, but as mentioned above, the number of infected people continued to rise.
The country was again locked down after it was confirmed for the first time. Logistics was disrupted, and the stockpiled rice that they rely on suddenly dwindled. It is reported that as a result of this, residents are suffering from hunger and many are starving to death.
Ta. North Korea has strict border controls that strictly restrict the entry and exit of people and goods, but at the event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the conclusion of the armistice agreement in the Korean War in July last year, Russian defense ministers and Chinese Communist Party politicians attended.
The city gradually began to allow people to come and go again, including by inviting station staff and others. In August, North Korea's state-owned Air Koryo resumed flights between Pyongyang and Beijing, and Vladivostok in Russia.
Ta. It was the first time in about three and a half years that North Korea operated an international flight. North Koreans who had been stranded in China and Russia due to border closures boarded the plane one after another to return to the country.
Furthermore, in late September, foreigners were allowed to enter the country on the condition that they take quarantine measures for two days after entering the country. And on the 9th of this month, a group of Russian tourists boarded Air Koryo from Vladivostok.
The flight arrived in North Korea. This is believed to be the first foreign tourist group since North Korea lifted its border closure to prevent the coronavirus in August last year. The group visited Pyongyang and ski resorts in the eastern part of the country over a four-day itinerary.
Ta. This tour is said to be the cheapest class, costing approximately 110,000 yen in Japanese yen, and was attended by 97 people, including members of the press. According to Kyodo News, similar tours are scheduled to take place from the 22nd to the 25th.
Kyodo reports that ``North Korea may expand its acceptance of tourists.'' According to AFP news agency, Russia is under sanctions from Western countries for invading Ukraine, and Russian
It has become difficult for people to travel to Europe and the United States. In addition, Russia's state-run TASS news agency reported that Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, who visited North Korea last year, said that he would recommend North Korea to Russians.
He said that it would be his favorite travel destination. North Korea has been strengthening its ties with Russia, and Kim Jong Il visited Russia in September last year. Artillery shells and more that Russia needs for the invasion of Ukraine
It is also reported that North Korea is providing conventional weapons. On the 7th of this month, there were large-scale attacks by the Russian military in various locations, including the capital of Ukraine, Kiev, but the missile was launched into the Kharkiv Oblast in the northeastern region.
Two of the five missiles are believed to be North Korean-made. North Korea has resumed accepting tourists from friendly countries, but what about acceptance from other countries? On the 24th of this month, the women's national soccer team
``Nadeshiko Japan'' is scheduled to play against the North Korean national team. Nadeshiko Japan was expected to travel to Pyongyang, but the venue has not yet been decided. Japan is AFC
The AFC appealed to the Asian Football Confederation (Asian Football Confederation) to hold the event at a neutral site, as there are no regular flights between Japan and North Korea and there are many uncertainties from the perspective of competition management. North
He proposed to North Korea that the venue be held on neutral ground. However, North Korea has the right to choose an alternative location, and Japan has no choice but to wait for a decision. Norio Sasaki, chair of the Japan Association's women's committee, said it was possible to hold the event in Pyongyang.
The gender is also ``not zero.''