A cheering group from Japan will start entering South Korea to root for the North Korean women’s national football team that is scheduled to play in a continental tournament here, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.

A total of 33 Koreans living in Japan will enter the country from Thursday to Tuesday to join the squad organized to cheer for North Korea in the July 20-28 East Asian Cup tournament.

The ministry approved the entry of the group of Japanese residents holding North Korean nationality as part of efforts to support the North Korean national team’s participation in the local sports event. (Yonhap News)