N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

N. Korea children at Pyongyang academy

TOKYO, Japan - Girls are seen performing traditional dance at the after-school academy Mangyongdae Schoolchildren's Palace in Pyongyang on Oct. 29, 2009. (Kyodo)

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