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Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.
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News Sale of pro-Pyongyang group’s headquarters approvedJapanese real-estate investment firm’s purchase confirmed by Tokyo District Court A Japanese court on Monday issued a ruling allowing a real-estate investment firm in western Japan to buy the Tokyo headquarters of the country’s main pro-North Korea organization. The Tokyo District Court approved the sale of the building and land of the Tokyo headquarters of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, known as Chongryon, to Marunaka Holdings, a property investment company based in Takamatsu City, Kagawa Prefecture in western Japan. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |