They were from the family of Zhang Wei-hua, Chinese anti-Japanese revolutionary martyr, the Nagano Prefectural People's Council for Supporting the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea, the Hyogo Prefectural Citizens Council for Japan-DPRK Friendship, the Shigoku Liaison Council for Japan-DPRK Friendship, the Miyagi Prefectural Japan-DPRK Friendship Association and Ibrahim Mantu, chairman of the Nigeria-Korea Friendship Association.