The forged passport used in a recent illegal entry attempt by a man believed to be the eldest son of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il had been used three times before to successfully enter Japan, Justice Minister Mayumi Moriyama said Tuesday.
"I heard that the passport has prints that indicate entry (into Japan) had been made three times (before the latest incident)," Moriyama told a news conference after Tuesday's Cabinet meeting.
"But we don't know whether the passport had been used by the same man who used it the other day," she said.