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＜Inside N.Korea＞ Prison Sentences for Illegal Food Sales: Farm and Company Officials Get 2 Years as Regime Tightens State Monopoly on Food Distribution
2026.01.27
Society / Economy

A trade company president and farm official in North Hamgyong Province were sentenced to two years of "labor correction"...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ Daughter 'Ju-ae' suddenly looks more grown-up – what do people think?　 "It's ridiculous dressing a kid in adult clothes"
2026.01.20
Politics

On New Year's Day 2026, Kim Jong-un brought his daughter, believed to be named 'Ju-ae', to the Kumsusan Palace of the Su...
＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-un's Birthday Marked by Loyalty Rallies "Nobody Still Knows How Old He Is" - Some Enterprises Provide Special Rations
2026.01.14
Politics

January 8 was Kim Jong-un's birthday. As in previous years, the North Korean government did not designate the 8th as a n...

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How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (3) Is Kim Jong-un Regime's 'Food Monopoly' Nearly Complete? State strictly controls farm production

Society / Economy

How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (3) Is Kim Jong-un Regime's 'Food Monopoly' Nearly Complete? State strictly controls farm production

2026.01.09

<Field Investigation> How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (2) The State Wants to Pay Cash for Farm Labor, Farmers Demand Grain in Kind… Friction Over Profits and Control (4 photos)

How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (2) The State Wants to Pay Cash for Farm Labor, Farmers Demand Grain in Kind… Friction Over Profits and Control (4 photos)

2025.12.31

<Field Investigation> How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (1) Good Harvests at North Hamgyong Province Farms, Increased Distribution Brings Relief to Farmers (4 photos)

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How Was North Korea's New 2025 Agricultural Policy? (1) Good Harvests at North Hamgyong Province Farms, Increased Distribution Brings Relief to Farmers (4 photos)

2025.12.31

＜Super-Telephoto N.Korea Video＞Massive Fortress-Like Yalu River Embankment Construction — Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch: Large Portions of Corn Rice

＜Super-Telephoto N.Korea Video＞Massive Fortress-Like Yalu River Embankment Construction — Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch: Large Portions of Corn Rice

2025.12.29

＜North Korea Video＞State Conducts Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling: BYD, Toyota, Heavy Equipment... 24 Smuggling Bases in Just 80km Stretch Near Hyesan

＜North Korea Video＞State Conducts Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling: BYD, Toyota, Heavy Equipment... 24 Smuggling Bases in Just 80km Stretch Near Hyesan

2025.12.29

＜Interview with a North Korean Woman＞"It's Annoying and Unbearable"　Surveillance and Control Intensified Through Inminban... Registration Required Even for Going Out and Returning Home

Society / Economy

＜Interview with a North Korean Woman＞"It's Annoying and Unbearable"　Surveillance and Control Intensified Through Inminban... Registration Required Even for Going Out and Returning Home

2025.12.24

＜Super-telephoto N.Korea Video＞People Seen in Propaganda Apartment; Nighttime Illuminations and Mass Mobilization of Young Soldiers for Construction

＜Super-telephoto N.Korea Video＞People Seen in Propaganda Apartment; Nighttime Illuminations and Mass Mobilization of Young Soldiers for Construction

2025.12.19

N.Korea Dispatches Wave of Female Workers to China...　Over 100 Sent from Hyesan in December　"Mothers with children selected to prevent defection"

N.Korea Dispatches Wave of Female Workers to China...　Over 100 Sent from Hyesan in December　"Mothers with children selected to prevent defection"

2025.12.19

＜Super-telephoto Report＞Border Guards Look Healthier with Improved Uniforms "Since the Chinese are watching us, selecting robust soldiers, issuing special uniforms" Residents also ordered not to appear shabby Hyesan (6 photos)

＜Super-telephoto Report＞Border Guards Look Healthier with Improved Uniforms "Since the Chinese are watching us, selecting robust soldiers, issuing special uniforms" Residents also ordered not to appear shabby Hyesan (6 photos)

2025.12.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hospitals rebuilt on Kim Jong-un's orders, but... "Not a single proper bed. X-ray machine broken due to voltage issues" — Musan County

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Hospitals rebuilt on Kim Jong-un's orders, but... "Not a single proper bed. X-ray machine broken due to voltage issues" — Musan County

2025.12.12

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (Part 4) - Oversupply Leaves Cars Unsold; Vehicles Become Symbols of Wealth Gap, Targets of Vandalism

Society / Economy

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (Part 4) - Oversupply Leaves Cars Unsold; Vehicles Become Symbols of Wealth Gap, Targets of Vandalism

2025.12.05

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Bank Transfer Fees Raised to Maximum of 8% - "Too expensive. The government makes money off us" - Voices of Discontent.

Society / Economy

＜Inside N.Korea＞ Bank Transfer Fees Raised to Maximum of 8% - "Too expensive. The government makes money off us" - Voices of Discontent.

2025.11.30

N. K Expands Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras with Facial Recognition System: Workers' Face Photos Continuously Taken- "Now They Track Everywhere We Go" (5 photos)

N. K Expands Chinese-Made Surveillance Cameras with Facial Recognition System: Workers' Face Photos Continuously Taken- "Now They Track Everywhere We Go" (5 photos)

2025.11.28

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (3) The Driving Force Behind Vehicle Smuggling: Donju, Taxis, and Even Rental Car Services

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Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (3) The Driving Force Behind Vehicle Smuggling: Donju, Taxis, and Even Rental Car Services

2025.11.27

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (2) Is There a Link Between the Surge in Vehicle Smuggling and the Permission for Private Car Ownership?

Society / Economy

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (2) Is There a Link Between the Surge in Vehicle Smuggling and the Permission for Private Car Ownership?

2025.11.25

＜Analysis of N. Korean Photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (2) State Smuggling Along Yalu River Captured in Satellite Images; Over 20 Operational Sites Identified

＜Analysis of N. Korean Photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (2) State Smuggling Along Yalu River Captured in Satellite Images; Over 20 Operational Sites Identified

2025.11.14

＜Analysis of N. Korean photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (1) Smuggling Vehicles Fill Even School Playgrounds; Parking Shortage Emerges in Hyesan City

＜Analysis of N. Korean photos＞N.K-China Border: Scene of Massive State Smuggling (1) Smuggling Vehicles Fill Even School Playgrounds; Parking Shortage Emerges in Hyesan City

2025.11.14

Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (1) Heading to Hyesan, the Hub of Vehicle Smuggling

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Large-Scale Vehicle Smuggling Between North Korea and China: Structure and Background (1) Heading to Hyesan, the Hub of Vehicle Smuggling

2025.10.30

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report>One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (3)Massive Embankment Like a Castle Wall; Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch is Enormous Amounts of Corn Rice (10 Photos)

Society / Economy

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report>One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (3)Massive Embankment Like a Castle Wall; Mobilized Soldiers' Lunch is Enormous Amounts of Corn Rice (10 Photos)

2025.10.30

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞ One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (2) Brightly Lit at Night, with Corn and Laundry on Balconies... Signs of Life Can Be Felt (9 Photos)

Society / Economy

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report＞ One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (2) Brightly Lit at Night, with Corn and Laundry on Balconies... Signs of Life Can Be Felt (9 Photos)

2025.10.28

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report> One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (1) Rows of New Apartments... But Look Closely and Tiles Are Already Falling Off (10 Photos)

Society / Economy

＜Super-telephoto Lens Report> One Year After Floods, What Does the Site Look Like Now? (1) Rows of New Apartments... But Look Closely and Tiles Are Already Falling Off (10 Photos)

2025.10.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korean Won Plunges 30-40% as Dollar and Yuan Surge Due to Foreign Currency Shortage; Rice Prices More Than Double, Food and Fuel Costs Skyrocket

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korean Won Plunges 30-40% as Dollar and Yuan Surge Due to Foreign Currency Shortage; Rice Prices More Than Double, Food and Fuel Costs Skyrocket

2025.10.27

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (4) Suicide Heroes Become New Brainwashing Material... How Can We Break This Vicious Cycle?

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (4) Suicide Heroes Become New Brainwashing Material... How Can We Break This Vicious Cycle?

2025.10.21

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (3) A defector from the Storm Corps speaks on creating heroes in the barracks — "There was no other choice"

'Russian deployment heroes’ stained with youth's blood (3) A defector from the Storm Corps speaks on creating heroes in the barracks — "There was no other choice"

2025.10.21

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