Tip of the hat for the above find to a former APP research assistant who will remain unnamed as he is a PhD candidate at Harvard University. As the creator of the above video says "Ain't no party like a? Pyongyang party, 'cause a Pyongyang party is ABSOLUTELY MANDATORY,"
- North Korean Sanctions Report
Global NampoOn May 31, the UN's 1718 Democratic People?s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Sanctions Committee met to discuss its latest annual report from the Panel of Experts (PoE) assisting the Committee.* The report was circulated to Council members in...
- Mayor Hashimoto Defends Himself
On two consecutive days (May 27 & 28) the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan hosted two press conferences about the controversial remarks of Nippon Ishin No Kai (Japan Restoration Party) Osaka Mayor Toru Hashimoto. This report from the...
- Prime Minister Of Japan's Schedule November 16
AM 07:15 Mr. Nagahama, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary and Mr. Tezuka, Assistant to PM 08:19 Mr. Nagahama and Mr. Tezuka leave 08:56 Imperial Palace, with Mrs. Noda, welcome party of King and Queen Wangchuck of Bhutan 09:52 Parliament 10:00 The Upper...
- Kim Jong Il Visits China
Kim Jong Il has visited China four times since 2000, each time by train and each time under hush-hush circumstances. This week was his latest trip, lasting from May 3 to May 7th. The following is a list of participants at a meeting between Chinese President...
- Maybe Hatoyama Is Down For The Count
Here at Asia Policy Point we like to entertain a number of perspectives and keep the intellectual dialogue fresh. Thus, not all the scholars associated with APP share the optimistic assessment of the DPJ's future as the authors of the last blogpost....