Mutton restaurant, Chongryon office raided in Sapporo over tax

SAPPORO, Japan - Investigators enter the head office of the Hokkaido chapter of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, in Sapporo on Feb. 5 to search it in connection with a suspected tax evasion case involving the famous mutton barbeque restaurant ''Daruma'' in Sapporo's Susukino entertainment district. (Kyodo)

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