North Korea omitted the name of Kim Il Sung’s birthplace from the title of its international marathon and used inconsistent terminology to refer to his birthday this week, the latest sign of efforts to modulate the founding leader’s personality cult.

Chongryon, the pro-DPRK organization of ethnic Koreans in Japan, celebrated its founding anniversary in the pages of its official newspaper, hailing the repatriation of ethnic Koreans as a success of the organization even though it relied on false promises of a “Paradise on Earth.”

State propaganda praised three women for “voluntarily” marrying military