Japan will consult with Chinese authorities in an effort to allow four asylum seekers from North Korea who entered a Japanese school in Beijing to be moved to a third country, government sources said Wednesday.
The government also launched consultations with South Korea, which may accept the four, who entered the school grounds Tuesday afternoon when the gates were open to let students leave.
It may still take a while until the actual deportation takes place, a Foreign Ministry official said, citing prior cases that took weeks or even months to resolve.