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＜Inside N. Korea＞Almost Like Farmers? Military Farm Deployments Become Routine…　Farms Welcome Free Labor, but Authorities Worry About Soldiers' Misconduct
2025.08.27
Military

The traditional practice of large-scale mobilization of civilians—including enterprises and women's organizations—for No...
The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (5) Newly Emerging Under Economic Reform, Donju Who Enter Enterprises and Strike It Rich - Who Are They?
2025.08.25
Society / Economy

Recently, in North Korea, as the 'enterprise responsibility management system' is being actively promoted, corporate aut...
The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (4) The Establishment of the 'Enterprise Responsibility Management System' - The Dawn of the Corporate Age... Donju Seizing New Opportunities
2025.08.19
Society / Economy

Alongside the state monopolization of distribution, the most significant recent change in North Korea's economy has been...
＜Atomic Bomb Survivors Who Went to N. Korea＞"My Brother Suffered for Life": Testimony of N. Korean Defector Park Young-sook
2025.08.12
Society / Economy

This year marks 80 years since the atomic bombing. Many Korean residents of Japan who had moved to Japan seeking livelih...

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The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (3) Only the Sign Says 'State-run Store' - What About the Actual Operations? The Resurgence of Donju

Society / Economy

The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (3) Only the Sign Says 'State-run Store' - What About the Actual Operations? The Resurgence of Donju

2025.08.15

North Korea is Sweltering! Pyongyang Hits 36°C, Mother and Daughter Sleeping Outdoors in Hamhung Hit and Killed by Car, Outdoor Sleeping Banned

Society / Economy

North Korea is Sweltering! Pyongyang Hits 36°C, Mother and Daughter Sleeping Outdoors in Hamhung Hit and Killed by Car, Outdoor Sleeping Banned

2025.08.12

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Key Institutions Replace Chinese PCs with Domestic Products - Widespread Virus Infections and Information Leak Concerns - Components Still Chinese-Made

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Key Institutions Replace Chinese PCs with Domestic Products - Widespread Virus Infections and Information Leak Concerns - Components Still Chinese-Made

2025.08.05

The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (2) COVID and Anti-Market Policies... "70-80% of Donju Have Likely Collapsed"

Society / Economy

The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (2) COVID and Anti-Market Policies... "70-80% of Donju Have Likely Collapsed"

2025.08.05

The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (1) The Donju's Market Debut: Prelude to a Great Collapse

Society / Economy

The Rise and Fall of the New Wealthy Class 'Donju' in the Kim Jong-un Era (1) The Donju's Market Debut: Prelude to a Great Collapse

2025.08.04

＜Video＞ Call with a N. Korean Woman (2) What is daily life like for residents now? "It's not a time when just anyone can do business. People are really exhausted"

＜Video＞ Call with a N. Korean Woman (2) What is daily life like for residents now? "It's not a time when just anyone can do business. People are really exhausted"

2025.07.30

＜Video＞ Call with a N. Korean Woman (1) Expectations for Dialogue with the Lee Jae-myung Administration? "I don't think the Kim regime will do anything with the South..."

＜Video＞ Call with a N. Korean Woman (1) Expectations for Dialogue with the Lee Jae-myung Administration? "I don't think the Kim regime will do anything with the South..."

2025.07.30

＜Inside N. Korea＞Military Units Deployed for Farming Support　Farms Welcome "Free Labor" While Hungry Soldiers Visit Households Pretending to Need Water, Asking for Food

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Military Units Deployed for Farming Support　Farms Welcome "Free Labor" While Hungry Soldiers Visit Households Pretending to Need Water, Asking for Food

2025.06.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞Youth Missing in Large Numbers "They Left for Business or Mobilization Work and Never Returned..." Authorities Suspect Defections and Place Residents Under Emergency Surveillance

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Youth Missing in Large Numbers "They Left for Business or Mobilization Work and Never Returned..." Authorities Suspect Defections and Place Residents Under Emergency Surveillance

2025.06.20

＜Inside N. Korea＞Large influx of Russian flour appears underway... Regular sales through grain stores, rations to major mines. Residents without cash unable to purchase

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Large influx of Russian flour appears underway... Regular sales through grain stores, rations to major mines. Residents without cash unable to purchase

2025.06.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Long-Standing Rural Mobilization Practice of 'Total Mobilization' Support Has Disappeared - Farms Also Changing with Increased Burden: "Won't Accept Mobilized Workers if Possible"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Long-Standing Rural Mobilization Practice of 'Total Mobilization' Support Has Disappeared - Farms Also Changing with Increased Burden: "Won't Accept Mobilized Workers if Possible"

2025.06.10

＜Inside N.K＞ Former Midwife was arrested for Illegal Abortions as Kim Jong Un Regime Targets Birth Control: "They Don't Even Sell Contraceptives... Women Are Suffering"

Society / Economy

＜Inside N.K＞ Former Midwife was arrested for Illegal Abortions as Kim Jong Un Regime Targets Birth Control: "They Don't Even Sell Contraceptives... Women Are Suffering"

2025.06.09

<Inside N. Korea> Internal Document Leaks Give Kim Regime Headaches... Digitization as Countermeasure (2) Propaganda Website 'Napalsu' Replaces Print Materials... "People Carrying Publications Have Disappeared"

Internal Document Leaks Give Kim Regime Headaches... Digitization as Countermeasure (2) Propaganda Website 'Napalsu' Replaces Print Materials... "People Carrying Publications Have Disappeared"

2025.06.05

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Internal Document Leaks Give Kim Regime Headaches... Digitization as Countermeasure (1)　'Preventing Secret Leaks' Directive Document Obtained and Released

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Internal Document Leaks Give Kim Regime Headaches... Digitization as Countermeasure (1)　'Preventing Secret Leaks' Directive Document Obtained and Released

2025.05.30

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Explaining the Ukraine War to Citizens: "Russia's Patriotic War," "A Favorable Situation for Our Revolution" - Silence on Troop Deployment and Casualties

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Explaining the Ukraine War to Citizens: "Russia's Patriotic War," "A Favorable Situation for Our Revolution" - Silence on Troop Deployment and Casualties

2025.05.23

＜North Korea Analysis＞How Should We View Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

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＜North Korea Analysis＞How Should We View Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

2025.05.22

North-China Border 1,000km Journey by a North Korean Defector and a Fourth-Generation Korean-Japanese (2): The Blue Yalu River... Visiting My Homeland 10 Years After Defection

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North-China Border 1,000km Journey by a North Korean Defector and a Fourth-Generation Korean-Japanese (2): The Blue Yalu River... Visiting My Homeland 10 Years After Defection

2025.05.20

North-China Border 1,000km Journey by a North Korean Defector and Fourth-Generation Korean-Japanese (1): To the Closest Point to My Ancestral Land, North Korea

Society / Economy

North-China Border 1,000km Journey by a North Korean Defector and Fourth-Generation Korean-Japanese (1): To the Closest Point to My Ancestral Land, North Korea

2025.05.19

＜North Korea Special＞What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Reform? (10) 'Farm Fool' is Old News, Claims that 'Farm Workers are Popular Now' - Hope for New Policies, But...

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

＜North Korea Special＞What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Reform? (10) 'Farm Fool' is Old News, Claims that 'Farm Workers are Popular Now' - Hope for New Policies, But...

2025.05.15

＜Inside N. Korea＞Military Service Period Extended Again - Men Now Serve 10 Years, Women 7 Years

＜Inside N. Korea＞Military Service Period Extended Again - Men Now Serve 10 Years, Women 7 Years

2025.05.14

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (9) Farmers Only Allowed to Sell to 'Grain Sales Store' - Is the State Monopoly on Food Distribution Taking Hold?

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (9) Farmers Only Allowed to Sell to 'Grain Sales Store' - Is the State Monopoly on Food Distribution Taking Hold?

2025.05.12

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (8) Farms Directly Selling Grain, Even Setting Prices... What Is the Newly Emerged 'Agricultural Material Exchange Center'?

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (8) Farms Directly Selling Grain, Even Setting Prices... What Is the Newly Emerged 'Agricultural Material Exchange Center'?

2025.05.09

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (7) Creating a New Framework for Farm Food Distribution

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (7) Creating a New Framework for Farm Food Distribution

2025.04.30

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (6) Illegal Cultivation Land - Farmers Feel Crisis as 'Sotoji' is Completely Banned

Society / Economy

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform?

＜North Korea Special＞ What is the Reality of Kim Jong-un's Agricultural Policy Reform? (6) Illegal Cultivation Land - Farmers Feel Crisis as 'Sotoji' is Completely Banned

2025.04.25

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