Pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan leave for homecoming in S. Korea

Pro-Pyongyang Koreans in Japan leave for homecoming in S. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - A group of 50 Korean residents in Japan (L side) are seen off at Narita airport east of Tokyo on Sept. 22 before leaving on a homecoming trip to South Korea, the first delegation organized by the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. The participants, who are in their 70s, 80s and 90s, will meet family and visit relatives' graves, during the six-day trip.

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