Pro-Pyongyang Group Pays Tax to Tokyo But Tax Row Yet to End.

(From Jiji)

Tokyo, Sept. 30 (Jiji Press)--The pro-Pyongyang General Association of Korean Residents in Japan said Tuesday it has paid 22.28 million yen in tax to the Tokyo metropolitan government, but it continued to dispute the legitimacy of the tax levy.

The tax payment came after the Tokyo government seized three properties owned by the organization, known as Chongryon, in response to the organization's refusal to pay fixed asset and urban planning taxes.

The tax row stems from the recent change in the Tokyo government's long-standing …