Pro-N. Korea group

Japanese police set up a barricade near the central Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, after a shooting incident on Feb. 23, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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