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＜Inside N. Korea＞Harsh cold snap in January leads to death toll, with frozen bodies found in fields or inside mud huts…Authorities order closer monitoring of the people in response to rise in wandering people

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Harsh cold snap in January leads to death toll, with frozen bodies found in fields or inside mud huts…Authorities order closer monitoring of the people in response to rise in wandering people

2023.02.10

＜Inside N. Korea＞Even high-level cadres mobilized to collect human feces during this year’s “manure battle”…People bring buckets with them when going to the public lavatory

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＜Inside N. Korea＞Even high-level cadres mobilized to collect human feces during this year’s “manure battle”…People bring buckets with them when going to the public lavatory

2023.02.08

＜Confidential Document＞Runaways, suicides and deaths are commonplace in N. Korea’s police detention facilities, leading Kim Jong-un to sign off on measures to punish those in charge

＜Confidential Document＞Runaways, suicides and deaths are commonplace in N. Korea’s police detention facilities, leading Kim Jong-un to sign off on measures to punish those in charge

2023.02.02

Facing an extreme cold snap, North Koreans are in the middle of a terrible war with the cold　 ISHIMARU Jiro

Society / Economy

Facing an extreme cold snap, North Koreans are in the middle of a terrible war with the cold　 ISHIMARU Jiro

2023.01.31

Recently obtained “confidential document” signed off by Kim Jong-un reports on a gruesome incident involving a shock brigade

Recently obtained “confidential document” signed off by Kim Jong-un reports on a gruesome incident involving a shock brigade

2023.01.27

＜Confidential Document＞ With the collapse of the medical system, Kim Jong-un orders crackdown on home remedies to treat illnesses…Why?

Society / Economy

＜Confidential Document＞ With the collapse of the medical system, Kim Jong-un orders crackdown on home remedies to treat illnesses…Why?

2023.01.18

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The country’s medical system continues its freefall into collapse, with hospitals sending patients back home due to lack of heating

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The country’s medical system continues its freefall into collapse, with hospitals sending patients back home due to lack of heating

2023.01.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞Why are food prices skyrocketing at the start of the new year? Anxiety over food shortages leads to hoarding and even people wandering around after falling into financial ruin

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞Why are food prices skyrocketing at the start of the new year? Anxiety over food shortages leads to hoarding and even people wandering around after falling into financial ruin

2023.01.10

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cadres shocked by massive personnel shakeup that brings more young people into official positions

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Cadres shocked by massive personnel shakeup that brings more young people into official positions

2023.01.07

＜Inside N. Korea＞ China hurries to intensify border security due to uptick in COVID-19 cases, ordering people to avoid going within 100 meters of border

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ China hurries to intensify border security due to uptick in COVID-19 cases, ordering people to avoid going within 100 meters of border

2022.12.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-un regime strengthens state-run food store network to sell food at prices cheaper than markets

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Kim Jong-un regime strengthens state-run food store network to sell food at prices cheaper than markets

2022.12.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Koreans start their war against the cold, gathering at coal mines to pick up what they can, sometimes leading to police mobilizations… “There’s far less coal available than needed. We’ll freeze to death if this continues…”

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＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Koreans start their war against the cold, gathering at coal mines to pick up what they can, sometimes leading to police mobilizations… “There’s far less coal available than needed. We’ll freeze to death if this continues…”

2022.12.23

＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Kim regime shifts its food policy, suppressing food sales in markets while creating a state monopoly on the food supply　 ISHIMARU Jiro

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ The Kim regime shifts its food policy, suppressing food sales in markets while creating a state monopoly on the food supply　 ISHIMARU Jiro

2022.12.14

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Two N. Koreans caught attempting to defect arrested and possibly executed by firing squad…Government says “defections will not be forgiven”

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＜Inside N. Korea＞ Two N. Koreans caught attempting to defect arrested and possibly executed by firing squad…Government says “defections will not be forgiven”

2022.12.06

＜Interview with Two N. Korean Women＞ How do N. Koreans view the appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, “Ju-ae”? Rumors circulate that she’s a “genius” and an “advisor” to her father

＜Interview with Two N. Korean Women＞ How do N. Koreans view the appearance of Kim Jong-un’s daughter, “Ju-ae”? Rumors circulate that she’s a “genius” and an “advisor” to her father

2022.12.01

＜Inside N. Korea＞RMB-KRW exchange rate sees unprecedented rise, 36% higher than 3 weeks ago…“Foreign currency has dried up now”

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞RMB-KRW exchange rate sees unprecedented rise, 36% higher than 3 weeks ago…“Foreign currency has dried up now”

2022.12.01

Human rights situation has only worsened during Kim Jong-un’s 11 years in power　 ISHIMARU Jiro

Human rights situation has only worsened during Kim Jong-un’s 11 years in power　 ISHIMARU Jiro

2022.11.30

＜Interview with a N. Korean＞ (2) Speaking honestly about N. Korea’s poverty…“I’m angry whenever I hear about missiles and I want to live like a human being”

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＜Interview with a N. Korean＞ (2) Speaking honestly about N. Korea’s poverty…“I’m angry whenever I hear about missiles and I want to live like a human being”

2022.11.29

＜Interview with a N. Korean＞ (1) “It’s ridiculous that the government launches missiles while its people remain starving”

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＜Interview with a N. Korean＞ (1) “It’s ridiculous that the government launches missiles while its people remain starving”

2022.11.27

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government sets nighttime curfew at 6 PM..."Police arrest anyone who leaves their homes..." Why now?

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Government sets nighttime curfew at 6 PM..."Police arrest anyone who leaves their homes..." Why now?

2022.11.16

＜Inside N. Korea＞What happened to N. Korea’s cash vouchers “tonpyo”?

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞What happened to N. Korea’s cash vouchers “tonpyo”?

2022.11.13

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korea takes issue with high school students taking videos of kissing, dancing, fighting, and harassing the homeless

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞N. Korea takes issue with high school students taking videos of kissing, dancing, fighting, and harassing the homeless

2022.11.11

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Chinese vaccines administered to N. Koreans in cities near Chinese border, leading to high hopes about restart of trade

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Chinese vaccines administered to N. Koreans in cities near Chinese border, leading to high hopes about restart of trade

2022.11.06

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Smuggling appears to restart on the China-North Korea border…Would-be defectors are caught, and trading companies start “state-led smuggling”

Society / Economy

＜Inside N. Korea＞ Smuggling appears to restart on the China-North Korea border…Would-be defectors are caught, and trading companies start “state-led smuggling”

2022.10.31

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