TOKYO, Japan — Japan said Friday it was following with "serious concern" indications that North Korean troops are in Russia ahead of their possible deployment in Ukraine.

"The Japanese government is... monitoring the deployment of soldiers by North Korea to Russia with serious concern, including the possibility that they may join in Russia's aggression against Ukraine," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said.

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