Pro-Pyongyang facilities brace for harassment after rocket launch

Pro-Pyongyang facilities brace for harassment after rocket launch

More police officers than usual are mobilized to guard the Tokyo head office of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan on Feb. 8, 2016, after North Korea launched a long-range rocket the previous day. Pro-Pyongyang Korean schools in Japan prepared for possible harassment and threats to students. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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