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South Korea: People Protest Outside Parliament, Calling For President Yoon’s Resignation

South Korean President Yoon Seok-yeo declared martial law late on Tuesday, December 3, accusing the opposition of anti-national activities. However, he lifted the order early Wednesday after the National Assembly passed a resolution calling for its removal. After the emergency order was lifted, protesters gathered around the parliament in Yeouido, calling for Yoon's resignation.

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Japan-based N. Korean leader concludes trip to Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Ho Jong Man, leader of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, gets into a car after arriving at the Beijing airport on Oct. 7, 2014, following his first trip to Pyongyang in eight years. It remains unclear whether the leader of Japan's most influential pro-Pyongyang group, commonly known as Chongryon, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his one-month stay.

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Japan-based N. Korean leader in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ho Jong Man, head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, waves North Korea's national flag upon his arrival at Pyongyang international airport on Sept. 6, 2014. Ho, accompanies by several executives of the most influential pro-North Korea organization in Japan, arrived in the North Korean capital for the first time in eight years.

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Japan-based N. Korean leader in Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Ho Jong Man, head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, arrives at Beijing International Airport in Beijing on Sept. 6, 2014, on his way to North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Later, Ho, accompanies by several executives of the most influential pro-North Korea organization in Japan, arrived in Pyongyang for the first time in eight years.

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Leader of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan on way to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Ho Jong Man, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-North Korea organization, speaks to reporters upon arriving in Beijing, China, on his way from Tokyo to North Korea on Sept. 5, 2014.

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Leader of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan leaves for N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man (far R), chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, departs from Tokyo's Haneda airport for North Korea on Sept. 5, 2014. It is his first visit to North Korea since the Japanese government imposed a ban in 2006 on Chongryon executives re-entering Japan after trips to the North as part of Tokyo's unilateral sanctions in the wake of a missile launch by Pyongyang.

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Leader of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan leaves for N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man (R), chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, departs from Tokyo's Haneda airport for North Korea on Sept. 5, 2014. It is his first visit to North Korea since the Japanese government imposed a ban in 2006 on Chongryon executives re-entering Japan after trips to the North as part of Tokyo's unilateral sanctions in the wake of a missile launch by Pyongyang.

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Chongryon chairman Ho Jong Man

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man, chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, is photographed on May 24, 2014. Ho was reappointed as the chairman at the 23rd Congress of the association.

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N. Korea group's No. 2 leader questioned over failed sale of property

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man, chief vice chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents of Japan, or Chongryon, leaves his residence in Tokyo's Sugiunami Ward on June 21 to be questioned by Japanese prosecutors over allegations that the pro-Pyongyang group transferred the ownership of its Tokyo head office and premises in a bid to evade possible seizure by a creditor in the event that it lost a court battle.

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Terakoshi glad he could show mother self as grown man in Japan

TOKYO, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Takeshi Terakoshi, who returned to Japan from North Korea since going missing in 1963 at age 13, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 10. was that he was able to show his mother in his homeland how he has grown into a man. He said, ''The best thing was that I was able to have my mother see me, having proudly grown up in the republic (North Korea) as a result of the love and trust of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.'' He goes by the Korean name of Kim Yong Ho.

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Photo of pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon's leader Ho Jong Man

This undated file photo shows Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon. Japanese police searched Ho's home in Tokyo on March 26, 2015, over alleged illegal imports of prized "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Chongryon leader's home over illegal import of mushrooms

Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, talks to the press in front of his house in Tokyo after it was raided by police in connection with two South Korean men who were arrested the same day on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Chongryon leader's home over illegal import of mushrooms

Ho Jong Man (C), head of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, steps out of his house in Tokyo to talk to the press on March 26, 2015, after the house was raided by police in connection with two South Korean men who were arrested the same day on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Chongryon leader's home over illegal import of mushrooms

Police enter to search the house of Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, in Tokyo on March 26, 2015. The police are investigating the relationship between Ho and two South Korean men who were arrested the same day on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Chongryon leader's home over illegal import of mushrooms

Police carry boxes out of the home of Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, after conducting a raid on March 26, 2015. The police are investigating the relationship between Ho and two South Korean men who were arrested the same day on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Police raid Chongryon leader's home over illegal import of mushrooms

Ho Jong Man (R), chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, talks to the press in front of his house in Tokyo after it was raided by police in connection with two South Korean men who were arrested the same day on suspicion of illegally importing "matsutake" mushrooms from North Korea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Chongryon's 60th anniversary ceremony in Tokyo

Ho Jong Man, chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-Pyongyang group commonly known as Chongryon, addresses a ceremony to mark the 60th anniversary of its establishment on May 31, 2015, in Tokyo. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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N. Korea group's No. 2 leader questioned over failed sale of pro

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man, chief vice chairman of the General Association of Korean Residents of Japan, or Chongryon, leaves his residence in Tokyo's Sugiunami Ward on June 21 to be questioned by Japanese prosecutors over allegations that the pro-Pyongyang group transferred the ownership of its Tokyo head office and premises in a bid to evade possible seizure by a creditor in the event that it lost a court battle. (Kyodo)

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Japan-based N. Korean leader concludes trip to Pyongyang

BEIJING, China - Ho Jong Man, leader of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, gets into a car after arriving at the Beijing airport on Oct. 7, 2014, following his first trip to Pyongyang in eight years. It remains unclear whether the leader of Japan's most influential pro-Pyongyang group, commonly known as Chongryon, met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his one-month stay. (Kyodo)

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Japan-based N. Korean leader in Pyongyang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Ho Jong Man, head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, waves North Korea's national flag upon his arrival at Pyongyang international airport on Sept. 6, 2014. Ho, accompanies by several executives of the most influential pro-North Korea organization in Japan, arrived in the North Korean capital for the first time in eight years. (Kyodo)

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Leader of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan on way to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Ho Jong Man, chairman of the Central Standing Committee of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-North Korea organization, speaks to reporters upon arriving in Beijing, China, on his way from Tokyo to North Korea on Sept. 5, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Leader of pro-Pyongyang group in Japan leaves for N. Korea

TOKYO, Japan - Ho Jong Man (R), chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, departs from Tokyo's Haneda airport for North Korea on Sept. 5, 2014. It is his first visit to North Korea since the Japanese government imposed a ban in 2006 on Chongryon executives re-entering Japan after trips to the North as part of Tokyo's unilateral sanctions in the wake of a missile launch by Pyongyang. (Kyodo)

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Terakoshi glad he could show mother self as grown man in Japan

TOKYO, Oct. 11 Kyodo - Takeshi Terakoshi, who returned to Japan from North Korea since going missing in 1963 at age 13, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at a Tokyo hotel Oct. 10. was that he was able to show his mother in his homeland how he has grown into a man. He said, ''The best thing was that I was able to have my mother see me, having proudly grown up in the republic (North Korea) as a result of the love and trust of General Secretary Kim Jong Il.'' He goes by the Korean name of Kim Yong Ho. (Kyodo)