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
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
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
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