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New film about North Korean abductions striking an emotional chord in Japan
“We can’t let our human rights be stolen” -- Film’s director discusses his motivations for making "The Pledge to Megumi"
New documentary tackles the assassination of Kim Jong Un’s half-brother
"Assassins" tells the story of how North Korea tricked two women into killing Kim Jong Nam
‘Laugh, cry and be angry’: New film depicts life in North Korea’s prison camps
"True North" retells the horrors of North Korean human rights abuses through narrative fiction and animation
Why North Korea will be a chronic headache for Japan’s new prime minister
The future of Japan-DPRK relations are uncertain in a post-Abe era and experts say Suga has little leverage to work with
The giant’s miniature garden: Masayuki Aramaki’s Pyongyang odyssey
The Japanese filmmaker has been to North Korea 35 times, meticulously capturing daily life. Why does he keep going back?
A North Korean school of rock: teaching heavy metal to Pyongyang school girls
Funky Sueyoshi reflects on his time at the June 9th school — and whether music could ever inspire change in the DPRK
From North Carolina to North Korea and beyond: meeting a U.S. defector in Japan
Charles Robert Jenkins spent 39 years in the DPRK, working as everything from translator to silver screen star
