The Ghosts of North Korea
For most people, the arrival of a new year prompts a moment of reflection on what has been working and what needs to change. But what happens to the people of North Korea depends entirely on their supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, and typically involves a lot of grimness and deprivation.
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TOKYO – For most people, the arrival of a new year prompts a moment of reflection on what has been working and what needs to change. Not for the people of North Korea. In that benighted country, “New Year’s resolutions” are not really an option for ordinary citizens. What happens to them depends entirely on their supreme leader, Kim Jong-un, and typically involves grim paranoia and deprivation.