Kong Dan Oh

The Hidden People of North Korea

Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom

This unique book provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of life in North Korea today. Drawing on decades of insider knowledge and experience...

Korea Briefing

1997-1999 : Challenges and Change at the Turn of the Century

While mainly focusing on the Kim Dae Jung era, the essays in this book examine persistent problems and new opportunities in Korean politics, economy, ...

North Korea Through the Looking Glass

Exploiting domestic and international news broadcasts and international news broadcasts and defector testimony, this book explores what the leadership...

Korea Briefing

2000-2001 : First Steps Toward Reconciliation and Reunification

This new edition of Korea Briefing provides a timely analysis of the evolving relationship between South and North Korea. In June 2000, after years of...

The Development and Structure of Consumer Credit in Japan

This Note describes and analyzes the development, structure, and regulation of consumer credit in Japan, and identifies significant laws, regulations,...

The U.S.-Japan Security Relationship After the Cold War

In the 1990s the close security relationship between the U.S. and Japan is being eroded by the disappearance of traditional Cold War threats and an in...

Leadership Change in North Korean Politics

The Succession to Kim Il Sung

This report examines the prospects of the political leadership of North Korea passing from Supreme Leader Kim Il Sung to his son Kim Jong Il. The Nort...

North Korea in a Nutshell

A Contemporary Overview

This deeply knowledgeable book provides a concise introduction to North Korea. The authors trace the country's history from its founding in 1948 and d...