Pro-Pyongyang group's headquarters

Pro-Pyongyang group's headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in February 2013 shows the central Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon. The Tokyo District Court said March 29, 2013, it has allowed a Japanese Buddhist temple with ties to North Korea to acquire the real estate.

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