Japan discovers 7,000 new unknown islands

Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in late November 2013. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan
Volcanic activity along the western edge of the Pacific “Ring of Fire” gave rise to a tiny island in late November 2013. Located in the Ogasawara Islands, Japan. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory satellite image by Robert Simmon.

The Geospatial Information Authority determines that Japan has 14,125 islands, twice as many as previously reported.

North Korea publicly executes 2 teenagers for distributing South Korean movies

Hamhung, North Korea.
Hamhung City in North Korea. Photo: Raymond Cunningham / flickr.

North Korea has publicly executed three teenagers by firing squad – two for watching and distributing South Korean movies and one for murdering his stepmother [Read More…]

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un Makes First Public Appearance Amid Reports of Ill Condition – Yonhap

Kim Jong-un has been the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011
Kim Jong-un has been the Supreme Leader of North Korea since 2011. Photo: Victoria Borodinova / Pixabay.

Kim Jong Un, the 36-year-old leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) dispelled weeks of Western rumors that he had died or been [Read More…]

Kim Yo-jong Most Likely to Succeed Kim Jong-un, US Congressional Report Says

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo during the meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un and Kim's sister, Kim Yo-Jong, in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo during the meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un and Kim's sister, Kim Yo-Jong, in Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea on October 7, 2018. Photo: U.S. Department of State from United States / Public Domain.

Kim Yo-jong, the younger sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and a prominent Workers’ Party member, is among the most likely candidates to succeed [Read More…]