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Kosuke Takahashi
Kosuke Takahashi is a Tokyo-based journalist. His work has appeared in the Asahi Shimbun, Bloomberg, Asia Times, Jane's Defence Weekly and The Diplomat, among other publications. You can follow him on Twitter.
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News Two South Koreans in Japan sought to obtain foreign currency for North KoreaROK nationals arrested for violating immigration law allegedly received instructions from a DPRK spy, source says Two South Korean nationals arrested in Japan last year allegedly sought to obtain foreign currency for North Korea under the direction of a DPRK spy, NK News confirmed on Friday. According to a government intelligence source, Japanese authorities arrested the two South Koreans — Kim Jong-suk and Kim Jong-kap — in fall 2020 on allegations of illegally entering the country. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |