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
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
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
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Using market surveys to understand the economic situation (2)…Food supply chain is in chaos due to COVID-19, with prices skyrocketing more than 10 times for some items 2022.07.01
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Using market surveys to understand the economic situation (1)…Chinese-made products nowhere to be found…Replaced by domestic soap, toothpaste and clothing 2022.06.29
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> The Kim Jong-un regime orders city dwellers to the farms to make up for lost time 2022.06.25
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Breaking News> Hyesan City Lockdown Completely Lifted: Market and Workplaces Reopened, Citizens Soon to be Mobilized for Farm Work 2022.06.14
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea>Farmers face very difficult conditions with food shortages causing rampant starvation…Labor shortages mean many farm fields remain unweeded and unplanted…Crop yields are down because of recent droughts 2022.06.14
Society / Economy COVID-19 A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (2) Urban lockdowns are slowly being lifted, and people in areas where lockdowns have ended are being sent to farms 2022.06.14
Society / Economy COVID-19 A glimpse into North Korea’s COVID-19 situation (1) The elderly and young are dying…The authorities determine infections using just temperature checks…Most people are recovering from their symptoms 2022.06.13
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Facing the spread of starvation, N. Korean authorities distribute food for free in some urban areas 2022.06.01