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Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan

Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan

New book explores impact of people from what became North Korea and how they navigated between Japan and the peninsula

Book review: The stories of Koreans who made their mark on modern Japan
Stephen Mercado
Stephen Mercado November 21, 2024
Minjung Kim: The Ten Principles that govern the lives of North Koreans
Podcast

Minjung Kim: The Ten Principles that govern the lives of North Koreans

Scholar discusses the foundational document that DPRK authorities use to suppress citizens and how it could now change

Minjung Kim: The Ten Principles that govern the lives of North Koreans
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News November 14, 2024
How a daring defection in Berlin provides a blueprint for North Koreans abroad

How a daring defection in Berlin provides a blueprint for North Koreans abroad

Studying abroad opened Chun Chol-woo’s eyes to Kim regime, and the fall of Berlin Wall provided his chance to escape

How a daring defection in Berlin provides a blueprint for North Koreans abroad
James Fretwell
James Fretwell November 13, 2024
Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election

Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election

Analysis shows state media can take days and even months to acknowledge result, depending on regime’s policy goals

Why North Koreans could be among the last to learn who won US election
Seung-Yeon Chung
Seung-Yeon Chung November 6, 2024
Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams

DPRK culture rarely resonates overseas due to focus on leader cult, but viral song provides a template for success

Why North Korea’s TikTok hit marks a win for Kim Jong Un’s globalization dreams
Tatiana Gabroussenko
Tatiana Gabroussenko October 31, 2024
How South Korean Christians helped build North Korea’s only Orthodox cathedral

How South Korean Christians helped build North Korea’s only Orthodox cathedral

A Seoul diocese still claims jurisdiction over Pyongyang cathedral, which has drifted into Russia’s orbit over the years

How South Korean Christians helped build North Korea’s only Orthodox cathedral
Roman Husarski
Roman Husarski October 23, 2024
Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
Podcast

Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea

Head of progressive civic group explains why she believes US military presence stands in way of better inter-Korean ties

Youngah Lee: Why a ‘peace regime’ must come before unification with North Korea
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News October 3, 2024
‘Stunned by the sunny image’: What Kim Jong Un’s fashion reveals about his rule

‘Stunned by the sunny image’: What Kim Jong Un’s fashion reveals about his rule

North Korean leader uses clothes both to link self to forbears and assert own identity, while betraying love of luxury

‘Stunned by the sunny image’: What Kim Jong Un’s fashion reveals about his rule
Joe Smith
Joe Smith October 3, 2024
How Japan’s new leader could change tack on nuclear neighbor North Korea

How Japan’s new leader could change tack on nuclear neighbor North Korea

Shigeru Ishiba has questioned Tokyo’s focus on sanctions at expense of dialogue, despite his reputation as defense hawk

How Japan’s new leader could change tack on nuclear neighbor North Korea
Shreyas Reddy
Shreyas Reddy September 27, 2024
David Fields: What road traffic reveals about North Korea’s economy
Podcast

David Fields: What road traffic reveals about North Korea’s economy

Historian discusses satellite analysis of streets of Hamhung, and what he learned by reading Syngman Rhee’s diaries

David Fields: What road traffic reveals about North Korea’s economy
Jacco Zwetsloot
Jacco Zwetsloot | NK News September 12, 2024
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