Mastodawn

Kim's fourth-term strategy rests on five pillars: nuclear weapons, self-reliance, ideological tightening, hostility toward Seoul, and bloc-aligned diplomacy.
#NorthKorea #DPRK #KimJongUn #NuclearProliferation https://www.dailynk.com/english/kim-jong-un-consolidates-power-in-north-koreas-sweeping-political-overhaul/

Daily NK 6h ago

Kim Ju Ae has now been shown on state TV firing sniper rifles, handguns, and driving a tank at Pyongyang's 60th Training Base. Inside North Korea, people are connecting the dots to succession.
#NorthKorea #DPRK #KimJongUn #Succession https://www.dailynk.com/english/north-koreans-speculate-on-succession-as-kim-ju-ae-drives-tank-in-state-media-footage/

Kim Ju Ae tank footage fuels succession talk

North Koreans are speculating about succession after state media showed Kim Ju Ae driving a tank and firing weapons at military exercises.

Daily NK English

Scott Lucas 1d ago

RE: https://journa.host/@ScottLucas/116322578844084349

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

Daily NK 1d ago

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/

The Japan Times 1d ago

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

Daily NK 1d ago

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

Drink of Jesus 1d ago

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/