Tag Archives: North Korea

  It has been a confusing and nerve-wracking morning for people living in northern Japan.   At 07:50, air raid alarms went off across Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures and TV programmes were interrupted to tell people to take shelter. The Japanese coast guard said a missile fired from North Korea …

North Korea is grappling with the spread of Covid in an unvaccinated population, without access to effective anti-viral drugs.   In early 2020, the country sealed its borders to try to insulate itself from the pandemic.   Its leadership has so far rejected outside medical support.   And state media …