Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un received congratulatory messages from organizations and bodies of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) on the occasion of the greatest auspicious April holiday of the nation.

They included the Standing Council of the Korean Federation of Workers in Commerce in Japan, the Central Standing Committee of the Korean Youth League in Japan, the Central Standing Committee of the Union of Democratic Korean Women in Japan, the Central Standing Management Board of the Korean Youth Commercial Association in Japan, the Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Teachers and School Clerks in Japan, the Central Standing Council of the Korean Educationists Association in Japan, the Central Standing Council of the Korean Scientists and Technologists Association in Japan, the Central Standing Council of the Korean Social Scientists Association in Japan, the Standing Council of the Korean Sportsmen's Federation in Japan, the Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Writers and Artists in Japan, the Central Standing Council of the Korean Health Workers Association in Japan, the Central Standing Committee of the Union of Korean Students in Japan, the Central Standing Council of the Korean Human Rights Association in Japan and other central organizations and affiliated organizations under Chongryon, the Choson Sinbo Company, the Korean News Service, the Hagu Bookshop, the Kumgang-san Opera Troupe, the Tonghae Commercial Company, Inc., the Kumgang Insurance Company, the Committee for Promoting Korea-Japan Economic Exchange and other affiliates, regional headquarters of Chongryon and Korean University and other Korean schools in Japan. -0-