Society / Economy <Interview with a N. Korean> (1) “It’s ridiculous that the government launches missiles while its people remain starving” 2022.11.27
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Government sets nighttime curfew at 6 PM..."Police arrest anyone who leaves their homes..." Why now? 2022.11.16
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
Society / Economy COVID-19 <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
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
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