Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> A report about the COVID-19 situation from a party member in North Hamgyung Province: Those with fevers are placed in isolation and their apartment buildings are put under lockdown, People continue to go to work and the markets remain open, People are more scared of lockdowns than the disease 2022.05.16
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Inside N. Korea> Theft of car parts is rampant in North Korea. Thieves immobilize vehicles by stealing tires, mirrors to sell on the black market...Few car parts make it over the border due to the pandemic 2022.05.14
Society / Economy COVID-19 <Urgent > What is happening inside N.Korea with COVID-19? The government heavily crackdown on hoarding and restrict movement to other areas 2022.05.13
Military <Interview with Two N.Koreans> What do people think about the military parade, missile launches, and controls on information? 2022.05.09
Military Kim Jong-un has started to make nuclear threats. Did he learn this from Putin’s strategy of escalation? What he’s protecting as his people starve...(ISHIMARU Jiro) 2022.04.30
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Scarier than the police...Housewives turned “people’s units” leaders are now becoming more powerful as key resources used by N. Korea to control its population 2022.04.28
Society / Economy <Inside N.Korea> Hunger spreads in rural areas in April; farmers run out of food, and people in cities have no cash income… The authorities implement weak measures to resolve these issues 2022.04.25
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Kim Jong-un expresses rage over continued leaking of secret documents, handing down order to prohibit party organizations from printing documents 2022.04.25
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Not So Special: Kim Jong-un’s Unused Tourist Zone in Samjiyon is Falling Apart 2022.04.19
Society / Economy <Inside N. Korea> Escape From Samjiyon: Young People Flee Kim Jong-un's Luxury Tourism Zone. "There are no Chinese tourists because of coronavirus. We can't survive." 2022.03.31
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