Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ichiro Shirai, lawyer for Marunaka Holdings Co., a real estate developer in the city of Takamatsu, western Japan, holds a press conference in the city on Nov. 5, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court to permit the sale of the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to Marunaka, rejecting an appeal by the pro-Pyongyang group against the sale. Shirai said his client will urge the group called Chongryon to vacate the building, which has functioned as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang.

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-Pyongyang group building

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-Pyongyang group building

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. Its ownership will be transferred to real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. after Japan's Supreme Court let stand a lower court decision to permit its sale.

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A March 24, 2014, photo using a fisheye lens shows the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court on the same day approved the sale of the building and land to Marunaka Holdings, a Japanese real estate company.

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

Pro-Pyongyang group's Tokyo headquarters

TOKYO, Japan - A March 24, 2014, photo shows the Tokyo headquarters of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, in the Japanese capital's Chiyoda Ward. The Tokyo District Court on the same day approved the sale of the building and land to Marunaka Holdings, a Japanese real estate company.

2 supermarket chains resume selling U.S. beef

2 supermarket chains resume selling U.S. beef

SAPPORO, Japan - A customer checks out U.S. beef products at an outlet of supermarket chain operator Cowboy Co. in Sapporo on Dec. 26 as the company started selling 200 kilograms of U.S. beef, including sirloin and tongue, at its four outlets in the city. Marunaka Co., a supermarket chain operator based in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, also resumed selling U.S. beef.

2 supermarket chains resume selling U.S. beef

2 supermarket chains resume selling U.S. beef

SAPPORO, Japan - A customer checks out U.S. beef products at an outlet of supermarket chain operator Cowboy Co. in Sapporo on Dec. 26 as the company started selling 200 kilograms of U.S. beef, including sirloin and tongue, at its four outlets in the city. Marunaka Co., a supermarket chain operator based in Takamatsu, Kagawa Prefecture, also resumed selling U.S. beef. (Kyodo)

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

Top court confirms sale permit of pro-N. Korea group building in Tokyo

TAKAMATSU, Japan - Ichiro Shirai, lawyer for Marunaka Holdings Co., a real estate developer in the city of Takamatsu, western Japan, holds a press conference in the city on Nov. 5, 2014, following a decision by the Supreme Court to permit the sale of the Tokyo headquarters building of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan to Marunaka, rejecting an appeal by the pro-Pyongyang group against the sale. Shirai said his client will urge the group called Chongryon to vacate the building, which has functioned as North Korea's de facto embassy in Japan in the absence of diplomatic relations between Tokyo and Pyongyang. (Kyodo)