, Chong Jin, 69, a consultant to the union's Nagano prefectural headquarters, was chosen to be the new leader at its meeting in Tokyo.
Mindan selects Chong as new chief
The Korean Residents Union in Japan chose a new president Thursday after the pro-Seoul group's former leader resigned over internal divisions created by a landmark attempt to reconcile with the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan in May.</PARAGRAPH>
<PARAGRAPH>In a four-way contest for the top post of the Korean Residents Union in Japan –
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