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CHONGRYON

JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2015
Kim Jong Un urges Chongryon to step up activity in Japan
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent a letter to Japan's most influential pro-Pyongyang group, hailing its past achievements and pledging protection for it and all Koreans in Japan, North Korean state media said Tuesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 14, 2015
Chongryon, Pyongyang slam arrest of association chief's son
Pyongyang's de facto embassy in Japan has slammed the arrest of the son of its director for alleged sanctions-busting trade with North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 12, 2015
Chongryon chief's son arrested over suspected N. Korea mushroom imports
Police arrest three men, including the son of the head of the pro-Pyongyang group Chongryon, on suspicion of illegally importing a shipment of matsutake mushrooms from North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 26, 2015
Police search home of Chongryon leader over suspected North Korea mushroom shipment
The head of the pro-Pyongyang group had his home searched by police, and two South Korean men were arrested on suspicion of illegally importing matsutake mushrooms from North Korea.
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2015
Chongryon to pay over ¥200 million a year to rent HQ building
The General Association of Korean Residents, a pro-Pyongyang group known as Chongryon, has agreed to pay over ¥200 million ($1.6 million) a year to rent its headquarters building in Tokyo from a real estate firm, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 29, 2015
Chongryon's HQ resold to another company
A real estate firm that recently acquired the building housing the Tokyo headquarters of North Korea-affiliated group Chongryon has signed a deal to sell the property for ¥4.4 billion, informed sources said Thursday.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2015
Chongryon likely to retain Tokyo HQ by leasing from yet another owner
In a mysterious twist, the North Korea-affiliated group Chongryon is now unlikely to be forced out of its Tokyo headquarters despite losing ownership of the building.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 21, 2015
Real estate firm sues Chongryon over delayed property sale
Real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. has filed a lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court against the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, blaming the group for delaying the company's acquisition of the association's Tokyo headquarters, sources close to the matter said on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Nov 15, 2014
Real estate firm Marunaka makes payment for Chongryon's Tokyo headquarters
Real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. has handed over the funds to buy the Tokyo headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, a pro-North Korea group also known as Chongryon, after the property was put up for public auction.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2014
North Korean schools in Japan soldiering on despite tough times
Like many students in Japan, Kim Yang Sun cycles to school each morning. Unlike most, she then changes into a traditional Korean outfit and studies under portraits of the late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 10, 2014
Court tells developer to pay for Chongryon's building by Dec. 8
Real estate developer Marunaka Holdings Co. has been told by a court to pay for Chongryon's Tokyo headquarters building and land by Dec. 8, the company said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 5, 2014
Supreme Court upholds sale of Chongryon's Tokyo headquarters
The pro-Pyongyang group has lost its appeal in a court case over the sale of its Tokyo headquarters, in a ruling that could have implications forJapan-North Korea relations.
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2014
Kim Jong Un backs head of Chongryon in letter: sources
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, in a letter to the head of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, said he entrusts activities of the group to its chairman, who recently visited the North after Japan eased restrictions on travel between the countries in July, sources said Tuesday.
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2014
Chongryon leader fails to meet with Kim Jong Un during trip to North Korea
The head of Chongryon, Japan's main pro-North Korea body, failed to meet with leader Kim Jong Un during a month-long trip to Pyongyang, sources said.
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2014
Chongryon leader Ho failed to meet Kim Jong Un during N. Korea trip
The head of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), the most influential pro-North Korea body in Japan, did not meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during his trip to Pyongyang that wrapped up Tuesday, it was learned Sunday from sources familiar with the trip.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 7, 2014
Chongryon leader ends unusual trip to Pyongyang
The head of Chongryon, the most influential pro-North Korean body in Japan, wrapped up his first trip to Pyongyang in eight years Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2014
Chongryon chief visits North Korea for first time in eight years
Ho Jong Man, the head of the most influential pro-North Korea organization in Japan, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), arrives in Pyongyang.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2014
Chongryon leader departs for North Korea
Ho Jong Man, chairman of the pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), left Tokyo's Haneda International Airport for North Korea on Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2014
Grade school for Zainichi Koreans in Osaka struggling to survive
An elementary school for Zainichi Korean children in Ikuno Ward, Osaka, is struggling to survive in the absence of public financial support.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 30, 2014
Chongryon staves off sale of HQ
The pro-Pyongyang group Chongyron makes a ¥100 million deposit to prevent the sale of its Tokyo headquarters and land from proceeding.
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