Politics Kim Jong-un's Mother, Ko Yong-hui, was Born in Osaka: Did She Share Her Memories of Japan with Her Son? ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.02.22
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Fear and Tension among the Police: Authorities Order the Eradication of Bribery With Threats of Punishing Officers and Their Families 2022.02.10
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Growing Radicalization of People's Control (2): The Return of "Word Hunting"…One Word of Complaint Can Result in Arrest or Banishment 2021.12.24
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Growing Radicalization of People's Control (1): Authorities Introduce “Efficient” Tip-Off Reward System, Sowing Massive Distrust Among Residents 2021.12.22
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Mourning Period for Kim Jong-il Extended Until Early Next Year as Young People are Instructed "not to laugh outside" 2021.12.20
Politics <Inside N. Korea> The Great Annoyance of Kim Jong-un's Visit to Samjiyon: Residents Forbidden to Step Out for Several Days 2021.11.25
Politics <Inside N. Korea> The Deteriorating Plight of the People (3) Economy Reaches State of Panic [ISHIMARU Jiro] 2021.07.12
Politics <Inside N. Korea> The Deteriorating Plight of the People (2) Kim Regime Prioritizes Order Over Welfare [ISHIMARU Jiro] 2021.07.09
Politics COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> The Deteriorating Plight of the People (1) Residents Impoverished by Excessive Coronavirus Quarantine Measures [ISHIMARU Jiro] 2021.07.08
Military <Inside N. Korea> Poverty-Induced Civil Unrest Prompts Orders to Strengthen Security Around Military Bases, Police Stations, and Kim Family Statues 2021.06.28
Politics <Inside N. Korea> Maximum Punishment Under the "Korean Wave Suppression Act" is Death…Still, K-pop is Popular 2021.05.19
Politics <Inside N. Korea> "Show me your texts and photos": Strict Censorship of Cell Phones Comes with Threat of Death Penalty 2021.04.27
Politics Kim Jong-un Regime Fears Digital Resistance: less than 0.1% of N. Koreans Can Access the Internet (ISHIMARU Jiro) 2021.04.19
Politics “Wipe out the Korean Wave”: Prison Sentences and Family Banishments follow Kim Jong-un’s Direct Orders to Eliminate S. Korean Cultural Influence (2) 2021.01.22
Military COVID-19 Was the Incineration of a Shot S. Korean Official in Accordance with Kim Jong-un’s Instructions? 2020.11.09
Politics COVID-19 <Secretly Obtained N. Korean Documents> “People Approaching the Border will be Shot on Sight”...Police Notice Reveals Ruthless Coronavirus Measures 2020.11.06
Politics COVID-19 The Real Coronavirus Situation in North Korea (Part 2): Kim Jong-un Criticizes His Country’s Poor Quarantine System 2020.10.30
Politics COVID-19 The Real Coronavirus Situation in North Korea (Part 1): Kim Jong-un Admits to Outbreak 2020.10.25
Politics <N. Korea> “Pour Shit in his Snout...Pres. Moon is a Dunce”: Profane Propaganda Documents Reveal Extent of Regime’s Hate Spreading Efforts 2020.08.28
Military <Interview with N. Korean Residents (Part 2)> “The South did nothing for us”: North Koreans Blame Defectors and Moon for Destruction of Border Liaison Office 2020.06.25
Military Interview <Interview with N. Korean residents (Part 1)> “South Korea at Fault This Time”: North Korean Citizens Sympathize with Decision to Destroy Joint Liaison Office 2020.06.24
Politics <Inside N. Korea> “Death to Defectors”: Kim Yo-jung’s Campaign Incites Hatred Against Defectors and Stokes Fear among their Families Still in the North 2020.06.22
Politics <North Korea> Kim Yo-jung Emerges as a Quasi-Supreme Leader...Has an Era of “Brother-Sister Rule” Officially Began 2020.06.17