Murayama, Nonaka visit leader of Korean residents' group

Murayama, Nonaka visit leader of Korean residents' group

TOKYO, Japan - Former Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama (C) and Hiromu Nonaka, deputy secretary general of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (R), pay a courtesy call to So Man Sul (L), 1st vice chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, on Nov. 30 at the association's head office in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Leading a mission of lawmakers from seven ruling and opposition parties, Murayama and Nonaka will leave Dec. 1 for a 3-day visit to North Korea.

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