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
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Scarier than the police...Housewives turned “people’s units” leaders are now becoming more powerful as key resources used by N. Korea to control its population 2022.04.28
Society / Economy <Inside N.Korea> Hunger spreads in rural areas in April; farmers run out of food, and people in cities have no cash income… The authorities implement weak measures to resolve these issues 2022.04.25
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Kim Jong-un expresses rage over continued leaking of secret documents, handing down order to prohibit party organizations from printing documents 2022.04.25
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
Military <Inside N. Korea> Regime Maintains 8 Year Enlistment Policy but Shifts Focus to Training University Graduates for “Scientific Warfare” 2022.03.17
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
Politics <Inside N. Korea> High-ranking Officials and Public Largely Unaware of the Situation in Ukraine…What Lies Behind the Regime’s Silence? 2022.03.08
Military <Absolute Secret> Documents Detail Extensive, Multi-Generational Background Check Process for Kim Jong-un's Bodyguards 2022.03.07
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
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
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
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
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
Military <Article Contribution> Why does Kim Jong-un keep launching missiles? Exploring the Truth and Objectives (1) There was advance notice and careful preparation. 2022.02.07
Military <Interview with North Korean Residents> “Win or lose, let’s have a war” Residents Desperate for Sanctions Relief Support Regime’s Recent Missile Launches to Pressure US 2022.02.05
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