North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent $2 million in educational aid to the pro-DPRK organization of ethnic Koreans in Japan, according to state media, a gesture aimed at securing the loyalty of members at a time when its younger generation is increasingly disinterested in the regime’s ideology.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Monday that Kim sent 287.02 million yen (about $2 million) in donations to the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, better known as Chongryon, to mark founding leader Kim Il Sung’s 113th birthday on April 15.

The donation continues a tradition