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
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> High school students enter farm fields to steal crops to survive…Government officials check whereabouts of students who miss class 2022.10.31
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>A severe lack of medicines is pushing N. Korea’s medical system further into collapse…Imports of medical supplies are increasing, but without IVs, anesthesia, or disinfectant, people are dying 2022.10.31
Military The goal of N. Korea’s missile and nuclear development is to perpetuate the rule of the Kim family…The regime is ignoring the existence of its starving population ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.10.25
Military <Insider Interview>How have North Korea’s people viewed the country’s continued missile launches? With food shortages continuing, their distrust and disinterest in the government is deepening… 2022.10.14
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> N. Korea’s recent farming situation (2) Gunshots heard in the farm fields…The authorities place an unprecedently troops in the fields to prevent robberies 2022.10.12
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Shocking levels of urban poverty forces an increasing number of people to abandon cities to beg in rural areas 2022.10.06
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Massive increase in opium addicts leads to measures by the authorities as the drug is used to treat COVID-19 symptoms 2022.09.27
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>Recent farming situation (1) Farm mobilizations begin in earnest…The authorities work hard to prevent stealing of harvested crops 2022.09.24
Politics COVID-19 <Local Interview>Is N. Korea’s “victory of COVID-19” legit? (3) As Kim Yo-jong’s claim that COVID-19 was imported by defectors whips up hatred against the South 2022.09.04
Politics COVID-19 <Local Interview> Is N. Korea’s “victory over COVID-19” legit? (2) “Cadres are now contracting the virus” 2022.09.03
Politics COVID-19 <Local Interviews>Is N. Korea’s “victory over COVID-19” legit? (1) Fever patients still emerge…People believe the country has achieved herd immunity 2022.08.31
Politics <Interview with a N. Korean Woman>What do N. Koreans think about Kim Yo-jong’s speech? 2022.08.29
Society / Economy S. Koreans are immensely fatigued about N. Korea…But continued interest in the N. Korean people is necessary. ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.08.25
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea>The government distributes emergency rations to starving farmers…“Some farmers are so malnourished they can’t stand up” 2022.08.23
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Spread of anxiety among N. Koreans due to spiking food prices (1)…White rice has spiked 45%... “No food is entering the markets”…The government’s overzealous efforts are a major reason for the spike 2022.08.05
Society / Economy <Special Feature> Escaping N.Korea…History and Present State(2) Defectors have become a threat to the regime…Around 200 live in Japan ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.08.03
Recommendations <Special Feature> Escaping N.Korea…History and Present State(1) Kim Jong Un’s war of extermination leads to the end of the defector era ISHIMARU Jiro 2022.08.01
Society / Economy The N. Korean won’s depreciation is not stopping, losing around 40% of its value against the RMB, 68% against the USD compared to early 2022 2022.07.31
Society / Economy <Interview with a N. Korean Woman> "I live with goats and pigs in my apartment" The desperation driving people to raising animals at home 2022.07.27
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Signs of a new surge of COVID-19 in N. Korea…Restrictions are intensifying again while some suggest that a new variant has hit the country 2022.07.25
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea>Investigating N. Korea’s COVID-19 Situation (2)…Deaths in Yanggang Province…Authorities lift ban on vehicular movement between cities 2022.07.05
Recommendations COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea>Investigating N. Korea’s COVID-19 Situation (1)…Some areas of N. Hamgyung Province suffer a death rate of 3-5%…Nobody believes the government’s statistics…Increasing deaths of children and elderly people 2022.07.04