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Japan Feb. 2, 2016 Tokyo police have arrested a former official of a North Korean school on suspicion of swindling. They also suspect he played a role in covert operations against South Korea. The 49-year-old man was a deputy chief of the business department of the pro-Pyongyang Korea University in a suburb of Tokyo. Korean residents of Japan study there. Police suspect the man of swindling a USB drive and other items worth about 100 dollars in 2012. He allegedly used a credit card with a false name. Police also believe the man helped teach and fund North Korean agents for operations against South Korea. The police say he met a North Korean agent in China, along with a South Korean agent who was convicted by a South Korean court. They also say they found documents and activity reports, including instructions for spying on South Korea sent from a North Korean agency, when they searched his home in Tokyo last June over another allegation. A spokesperson at the school told NHK that the former official submitted a resignation in June for personal reasons. But the spokesperson declined to comment on the arrest, citing a lack of information. Ex-Korea Univ. official arrested Jiji Press8:33 pm, February 03, 2016 TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Police have arrested a former associate dean of the business school of pro-Pyongyang Korea University in Tokyo’s Kodaira on fraud charges, while suspecting that he has supported North Korea’s espionage activities in South Korea. The 49-year-old was arrested on Tuesday by the Metropolitan Police Department for allegedly swindling goods worth ¥12,000 through an Internet shopping site in January-August 2012, using a credit card made under a fictitious name. The man told the police that his memory is unclear, according to sources with access to the probe. http://the-japan-news.com/news/articl...