Military <Inside N. Korea> Recruitment for the world's longest military service (3) Poor supplies, uniforms are late in coming, and thieves...Regime forces people to donate supplies to military 2024.05.08
Military <Inside N. Korea> Recruitment for the world's longest military service (2) Bribery in the military selection process... an unbridgeable gap between rich and poor before military life even begins 2024.05.02
Military <Inside N. Korea>Recruitment for the world's longest military service(1) This year 8 years for men, 5 years for women 2024.04.26
Military <Inside N. Korea> Fights and even robberies: The authorities troubled by groups of ex-soldiers…Soldiers are placed in construction teams to reintegrate into society… However, men who serve for 8 years miss out on their youth 2024.03.06
Military <Inside N. Korea> “Prepare for war…” Government intensifies civil defense training amid efforts to stoke crisis…tells those not attending drills that their rations, wages will be cut 2024.01.30
Military <Inside N. Korea> Speaking to a Border Guard (2) Defections and smuggling are no longer possible…government finds ways to put a wedge between locals and soldiers over concerns of corruption (5 recent photos) 2023.11.15
Military <Inside N. Korea>Speaking to a Border Guard (1) Landmine Burial at the Korea-China Border? “Even soldiers are afraid because they don’t know where they’re buried” 2023.11.13
Military <Inside N. Korea> Unusual changes in the Army (2) Starvation spreads even in the military…Why now? Increase in soldiers sent home for malnutrition “Military bases have soldiers take afternoon naps instead of doing training” 2023.09.28
Military <Inside N. Korea>Unusual changes in the Army (1) In a rare move, police are tasked with cracking down on breaches of military discipline as crimes by soldiers and desertions increase 2023.09.26
Military <Inside N. Korea>Even military face increasing malnutrition; A soldier said “We don’t get even half a bowl of food…half of my comrades are in a weakened state” 2023.08.08
Military <Investigation>100 soldiers surround farming community of 500 farmer to prevent stealing of crops…Military-Farmer relations improved 2023.08.02
Military <Inside N.Korea> Spring wheat harvest is finished and delivered to the army・・・Farmers rebel without their share 2023.07.31
Military <Investigation> Changes in how young people view military service: “Why do we need to become soldiers if we’re a strong country with nuclear weapons?” 2023.04.12
Military <Interview with Two N. Korean> The 1.4 million young people petitioning for the military was just for show…they know they won’t have to join up to fight against the Americans and South Koreans 2023.03.24
Military <Inside N. Korea>Suddenly pulls out “Storm Corps” from the border region, perhaps as a response to US-ROK drills 2023.03.19
Military <In-depth Investigation>N. Korea still boasts the world’s longest military service! This year, men are required to serve 8 years, while women volunteers are given 5 years 2023.02.20
Military Recently obtained “confidential document” signed off by Kim Jong-un reports on a gruesome incident involving a shock brigade 2023.01.27
Military The goal of N. Korea’s missile and nuclear development is to perpetuate the rule of the Kim family…The regime is ignoring the existence of its starving population ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.10.25
Military <Insider Interview>How have North Korea’s people viewed the country’s continued missile launches? With food shortages continuing, their distrust and disinterest in the government is deepening… 2022.10.14
Military <Interview with Two N.Koreans> What do people think about the military parade, missile launches, and controls on information? 2022.05.09
Military Kim Jong-un has started to make nuclear threats. Did he learn this from Putin’s strategy of escalation? What he’s protecting as his people starve...(ISHIMARU Jiro) 2022.04.30
Military <Inside N. Korea> Regime Maintains 8 Year Enlistment Policy but Shifts Focus to Training University Graduates for “Scientific Warfare” 2022.03.17
Military <Absolute Secret> Documents Detail Extensive, Multi-Generational Background Check Process for Kim Jong-un's Bodyguards 2022.03.07
Military <Article Contribution> Why does Kim Jong-un keep launching missiles? Exploring the Truth and Objectives (2) Weapons developed very quickly but mass production will prove difficult 2022.02.11