Signature collection for N. Korea-linked schools

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - Students of North Korea-linked junior and senior high schools for Korean residents of Japan collect signatures in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture, on March 11, 2010. The schoolgirls took part in a rally to drum up support for the inclusion of such schools in a proposed government tuition waiver program.

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