Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Not So Special: Kim Jong-un’s Unused Tourist Zone in Samjiyon is Falling Apart 2022.04.19
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Escape From Samjiyon: Young People Flee Kim Jong-un's Luxury Tourism Zone. "There are no Chinese tourists because of coronavirus. We can't survive." 2022.03.31
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> State of Emergency Ordered Following Coronavirus Outbreak in China…Night Curfew and Strict Quarantine Measures Reinstated and Construction at the Border Brought to a Halt 2022.03.22
Society / Economy Gas Prices in North Korea 1.6 Times Higher Compared to Beginning of the Year…Situation in Ukraine Expected to Exacerbate Economic Difficulties 2022.03.14
Society / Economy COVID-19 Optimism in North Korea: As Poverty Spreads Residents Start to Play Down the Pandemic…"COVID is like the common cold" and "Eating garlic will keep us safe" 2022.02.25
Society / Economy <Special Rations for Kim Jong-il's Birthday> Gap Between Capital and Countryside Grows as Kim Jong-un Regime Blatantly Abandons Rural Areas 2022.02.17
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Minus 30 Degrees Celsius! Residents Live With Neighbours to Save on Heating as Coal is Rationed to Workplaces 2022.02.15
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
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Plummeting Won Causes Market Panic: Authorities Crack Down on Black Market Money Changers Amid Fears of Inflation 2022.01.31
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Authorities and Families Anxious Following Mass Pardon of Malnourished Prisoners 2022.01.30
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Exchange Rates for Foreign Currencies Skyrocket After Resumption of Railroad Trade; U.S. Dollar rises 24% 2022.01.24
Military COVID-19 Nationwide “Compost Battle” Begins Again: Cash-Strapped Regime Continues Missile Testing While Forcing Citizens to Collect Feces for Farm Use. ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.01.20
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Social Unrest and Discontent Over Lack of Special Rations as Security is Stepped Up For Kim Jong-un's Birthday For the First Time 2022.01.11
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Growing Radicalization of People's Control (3): 14 Year-Old Junior High School Students Taken Out of Class in Handcuffs for Watching a Foreign Film…More than 20 Arrested So Far 2022.01.07
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Drug Trade: Addicts and Traffickers Turn to Opium as Methamphetamine Prices Skyrocket Due to Border Blockade 2021.12.27
Society / Economy Young Defectors Escapes to Japan to Be with Her Mother, 62 Years After the Start of the Repatriation Project to North Korea 2021.12.16
Military COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> "Why did they kill him?" How residents feel about the recent shooting of residents escaping into China 2021.12.14
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Three Junior High School Students Drown After Ice Breaks at Factory Reservoir; Parents Fiercely Protest Factory's Heartless Response 2021.12.06
Society / Economy COVID-19 <North Korea> East Coast Ports Closed Again, Fishing Banned for 40 Days Due to Fishermen's Violation of Coronavirus Rules 2021.12.06
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> North Korea's border with China is under martial law 2021.12.05
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Residential Electricity Suddenly Improves…Why are Some Cities Receiving 10 Hours of Power a Day? 2021.12.01
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea>Outbreak of “10-Day Flu” in North Korea: Authorities Restrict Attendance at Work Due to Lack of Medical Supplies 2021.11.30
Society / Economy Top Secret Documents on North Korea's 'Tongpyo’: Regime Admits to Suspending the Issuance of Banknotes Due to Financial Woes - ISHIMARU Jiro 2021.11.13
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Nationwide Medicine Shortage Results in Rising Deaths Among Infants and Elderly 2021.11.08