Sit-in by pro-Pyongyang Koreans protests over Japan's sanctions

Sit-in by pro-Pyongyang Koreans protests over Japan's sanctions

TOKYO, Japan - About 100 people from pro-North Korea groups stage a sit-in in front of the Diet building in Tokyo on Nov. 8 to protest sanctions Japan slapped on North Korea and to voice concerns over recent harassment against pro-Pyongyang Koreans after Pyongyang's ballistic missile launches and nuclear test.

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