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Number up from 18,000+ in November

Men recruited from 135+ countries

#NorthKorea sent around 12,000 troops, but #Russia recruitment network spans countries across North Africa, Middle East, and Asia

Men lured and tricked into fighting on #Ukraine frontlines

#UkraineWar

A single vial of penicillin costs 160,000 NK won in Hyesan's jangmadang. A packet of paracetamol runs 130,000. For most North Koreans, getting sick means suffering through it alone.
#NorthKorea #DPRK #HumanRights #Jangmadang https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreans-skip-medicine-as-drug-prices-soar-at-private-markets/
Japan has for the first time deployed its homegrown longer-range missiles and new hyper velocity gliding projectiles to military bases as the country's "counterstrike capability" begins to take shape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/31/japan/japan-sdf-missiles-counterstrike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sdf #defense #defenseministry #shinjirokoizumi #missiles #northkorea #china #pla #taiwan #kumamoto #shizuoka
Japan’s 'counterstrike capability' takes shape with missile deployments

Japan on Tuesday for the first time deployed its homegrown longer-range missiles and new hyper velocity gliding projectiles to two military bases in the country.

The Japan Times
North Korean high schoolers are dining out multiple times a week — and splitting the bill evenly. Elders are baffled. "How can they call each other comrades after that?"
#NorthKorea #DPRK #Marketization #GenerationalDivide https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-korean-youth-ditch-tradition-as-going-dutch-becomes-the-norm-at-restaurants/
North Korea youth embrace “going Dutch”

North Korean students are increasingly splitting restaurant bills, a shift that older generations say upends traditional notions of collective generosity.

Daily NK English

North Korea tests missile that it claims can target U.S. mainland

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observed a test of an upgraded solid-fuel engine for weapons capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, and called it a significant development boosting his country's strategic military arsenal, state media reported Sunday. While the test was in line with Kim's stated goal of acquiring more agile, hard-to-detect missiles targeting the U.S. and its allies, some experts speculate North Korea's claim may be an exaggeration. Missiles with built-in solid propellants […]

https://drinkofjesus.com/2026/03/30/north-korea-tests-missile-that-it-claims-can-target-u-s-mainland/

How will the #Iran war play at the ballot box in May? -
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DeWitt #Township investigating 'suspicious' fire, seeking -
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Mohamed Salah given transfer snub warning as #Egypt -
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Decoding ‘Trump-Speak’— a guide for Japan’s leaders

For Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the challenge of dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump is not about language or translation. The real difficulty lies in interpreting a presidential communication style that departs sharply from the postwar norms of diplomacy....

The Japan Times
Why are Chinese flights to North Korea resuming now?

Before both countries closed their borders due to COVID-19, North Korea received an estimated 300,000 foreign visitors in 2019, 90% of them Chinese.

The Japan Times