Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chief

Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chief

TOKYO, Japan - Koken Tsuchiya, a lawyer representing the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 14 that no crime was involved in a deal to sell its head office in Tokyo to an investment advisory firm headed by a former chief of the Public Security Intelligence Agency.

Ex-intel agency chief Ogata held over Chongryon premises deal

Ex-intel agency chief Ogata held over Chongryon premises deal

TOKYO, Japan - Public prosecutors on June 28 arrest Shigetake Ogata (file photo), a lawyer who formerly headed the government's Public Security Intelligence Agency, on suspicion of fraud in connection with an aborted purchase of the head office of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents of Japan, known as Chongryon. (Kyodo)

Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chie

Chongryon lawyer denies criminal nature of sale to ex-intel chie

TOKYO, Japan - Koken Tsuchiya, a lawyer representing the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, tells reporters in Tokyo on June 14 that no crime was involved in a deal to sell its head office in Tokyo to an investment advisory firm headed by a former chief of the Public Security Intelligence Agency. (Kyodo)

High court upholds guilty ruling on ex-intel diplomat Sato

High court upholds guilty ruling on ex-intel diplomat Sato

TOKYO, Japan - former Foreign Ministry analyst Masaru Sato, charged with misusing state funds and interfering in an aid project for Russia in 2000 under the influence of outspoken lawmaker Muneo Suzuki, arrives at the Tokyo High Court on Jan. 31. The court upheld a lower court's guilty ruling on him. (Kyodo)