Pro-Pyongyang group raps Tokyo court decision

Pro-Pyongyang group raps Tokyo court decision

TOKYO, Japan - Nam Sung U (L), vice chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan known as Chongryon, speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on March 25, 2014, condemning the Tokyo District Court's decision approving the sale of the pro-Pyongyang group's headquarters in the Japanese capital to a real estate agent.

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