Chongryon's Tokyo office

Chongryon's Tokyo office

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in October 2013 shows the headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court said on Jan. 23, 2014, that it has rejected a Mongolian bidder's offer to buy out the headquarters and land of the pro-Pyongyang Korean residents' group.

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