Pro-Seoul Korean group leaders resign over reconciliation flap

Pro-Seoul Korean group leaders resign over reconciliation flap

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byeong Ok, president of the Korean Residents Union in Japan, speaks at a press conference at the union's headquarters in Tokyo on July 21. He said he and 10 other top executives of the union will resign to take the blame for sharp divisions within the pro-Seoul group following a historic reconciliation attempt with the rival General Association of Korean Residents in Japan in May.

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