North Korean leader Kim Jong-un sent education and allowance assistance funds to pro-Pyongyang resident associations in Japan to commemorate the 113th anniversary of the late founder Kim Il-sung, state media reported Monday.
Leader Kim sent 287 million yen (1.99 million US dollars) funds to the General Association of Koreans in Japan for "democratic national education for Korean children in Japan," according to the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), quoted from The Korea Times April 14.
Since taking office in late 2011, Leader Kim has sent education and scholarship aid funds annually to the association ahead of the founder's birthday, which falls on April 15. Last year, he sent 337 million yen to the group.
Kim's family, Kim Il-sung, his son Kim Jong-il and his grandson Kim Jong-un, who currently rules North Korea, have shipped a total of nearly 50 billion yen on 171 occasions to pro-Pyongyang Korean ethnic children in Japan, KCNA said.
Experts say North Korean leaders appear to be using educational funds to gain loyalty from ethnic young Koreans in Japan.
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