The General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, abbreviated as Chongryon or Chōsen Sōren, is one of two main organisations for Zainichi Koreans, the other being Mindan. It has close ties to Nort
Former headquarters of Chongryon, Chiyoda, Tokyo
The DPRK flag hoisted in Chongryon.
Classroom at Tokyo Korean High School with photographs of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il
Between 1977 and 1983, North Korean government agents abducted Japanese citizens from Japan. Although only 17 Japanese citizens are officially recognized by the Japanese government as having been abdu
In May 2004, North Korea allowed the five children of two abducted couples to leave North Korea and join their families, who had come back to Japan a year and a half before.
Junichiro Koizumi and Kim Jong Il
Sakie Yokota, the mother of the abducted girl Megumi Yokota, meets with U.S. President George W. Bush at the White House in April 2006.
Badge worn in support of returning victims to Japan (often worn as a lapel pin [ja])