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Protest against Japan's revised laws for new foreign worker scheme

Members of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, known as Mindan, gather in front the parliament building in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, ahead of the enactment of revised laws for foreign workers in Japan. The group called for scrapping the laws, enacted on June 14, citing possible abuse of a provision that allows the government to revoke permanent residency status of foreigners under certain conditions.

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Protest against Japan's revised laws for new foreign worker scheme

Members of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, known as Mindan, gather in front the parliament building in Tokyo on June 6, 2024, ahead of the enactment of revised laws for foreign workers in Japan. The group called for scrapping the laws, enacted on June 14, citing possible abuse of a provision that allows the government to revoke permanent residency status of foreigners under certain conditions.

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Pro-Seoul Korean group goes back on reconciliation with pro-Pyongyang group

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byeong Ok, president of Mindan, the pro-Seoul Korean residents group in Japan, reads a statement during his press conference at the Mindan headquarters in Tokyo's Minami-Azabu district on July 6. Ha announced the withdrawal of a joint reconciliation statement it signed in May with Chongryon, its pro-Pyongyang counterpart, citing North Korea's missile launches as the reason.

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Mindan head hints at reviewing reunion with Chongryon

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byeong Ok (standing), president of the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), addresses an extraordinary central committee meeting in Tokyo on June 24.

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Heads of Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Koreans vow reconciliation

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, shake hands at Chongryon's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17 after signing a joint statement on reconciliation.

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - So Man Sul (2nd from L in front), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, and Ha Byung Ok (2nd from R in front), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, join hands for photos at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17.

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, hug each other after signing a joint statement at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17.

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - So Man Sul (L), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, and Ha Byung Ok (R), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, hold talks at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17.

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, join hands as they head for the exit at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17 after their talks.

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, head for a place for their meeting at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17.

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S. Korean group attends funeral for Chongryun leader Han

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Chang Sik, president of the Osaka head office of the South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), holds a flower at a funeral March 3 for Han Tok Su, leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun), who died last month at the age of 94. Kim and eight senior members of Mindan's Osaka head office paid their last respects to Han at Chongryun's Osaka headquarters in Higashi-Yodogawa Ward. It was the first time for Mindan's Osaka head office to make a condolence visit to a funeral at its North Korean counterpart.

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Korean tower relocated to inside Hiroshima peace park

A stone tower dedicated to Korean victims of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima is relocated June 14 to inside the western Japan city's Peace Memorial Park. Supporters of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Association in Japan (Mindan) built the tower across the river from the west side of the park in 1970 because the Hiroshima municipal government decided in 1967 not to allow any new cenotaphs inside the park.

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Pro-Seoul Korean group goes back on reconciliation with pro-Pyon

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byeong Ok, president of Mindan, the pro-Seoul Korean residents group in Japan, reads a statement during his press conference at the Mindan headquarters in Tokyo's Minami-Azabu district on July 6. Ha announced the withdrawal of a joint reconciliation statement it signed in May with Chongryon, its pro-Pyongyang counterpart, citing North Korea's missile launches as the reason. (Kyodo)

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Mindan head hints at reviewing reunion with Chongryon

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byeong Ok (standing), president of the Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), addresses an extraordinary central committee meeting in Tokyo on June 24. (Kyodo)

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, head for a place for their meeting at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17. (Kyodo)

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, join hands as they head for the exit at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17 after their talks. (Kyodo)

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Heads of Pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Koreans vow reconciliation

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul, leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, shake hands at Chongryon's headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17 after signing a joint statement on reconciliation. (Kyodo)

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - Ha Byung Ok (L), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, and So Man Sul (R), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, hug each other after signing a joint statement at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17. (Kyodo)

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - So Man Sul (2nd from L in front), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, and Ha Byung Ok (2nd from R in front), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, join hands for photos at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17. (Kyodo)

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Heads of pro-Seoul, pro-Pyongyang Korean groups meet

TOKYO, Japan - So Man Sul (L), leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, or Chongryon, and Ha Byung Ok (R), leader of the pro-Seoul Korean Residents Union in Japan, or Mindan, hold talks at Chongryon headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on May 17. (Kyodo)

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1,000 stage rally against N. Korea

Around 1,000 people join a rally, organized by the pro-Seoul Mindan, on Sept. 16, 2017, in Tokyo against North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1,000 stage rally against N. Korea

Around 1,000 people join a rally, organized by the pro-Seoul Mindan, on Sept. 16, 2017, in Tokyo against North Korea's missile and nuclear programs. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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S. Korean group attends funeral for Chongryun leader Han

OSAKA, Japan - Kim Chang Sik, president of the Osaka head office of the South Korean Residents Union in Japan (Mindan), holds a flower at a funeral March 3 for Han Tok Su, leader of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryun), who died last month at the age of 94. Kim and eight senior members of Mindan's Osaka head office paid their last respects to Han at Chongryun's Osaka headquarters in Higashi-Yodogawa Ward. It was the first time for Mindan's Osaka head office to make a condolence visit to a funeral at its North Korean counterpart.