Norio Sakurai

Norio Sakurai is the chief correspondent of the Sankei Shimbun Seoul bureau.

Kim Jong Un with his young North Korean groupies

No ‘Oppa’ nor ‘Namchin’: K-pop Fans Face Hard Labor, Death Penalty in North Korea

Norio Sakurai September 22, 2021

King Jong-un sends urban youth into brutal rural workplaces if they enjoy things from...

Interview with Kim Dong Chul, PhD on Abductions by North Korea 009

At Least 7 Japanese are Living in North Korea Against their Will, says Freed American Who Met Them

Norio Sakurai August 6, 2020

Kim Dong Chul, PhD (66), a U.S. citizen who was arrested by...

１４版国際面　飯塚耕一郎さんが金賢姫・元工作員と面会

North Korean Terrorist Vows to Help Return Megumi and Taguchi to Japan

Norio Sakurai December 6, 2017

Part 1: ‘Megumi Knew Kim Jong-il Family Secrets’: Interview with North Korean Terrorist...

１面　金賢姫インタビュー

‘Megumi Knew Kim Jong-il Family Secrets’: Interview with North Korean Terrorist

Norio Sakurai December 5, 2017

(First of Two Parts) The 29th of November was the 30th anniversary...

奥茂治氏

Japanese Detained in South Korea for Covering Stone Slab Bearing False Claims on Comfort Women

Norio Sakurai June 30, 2017

Former Japanese Self-Defense Force official Shigeharu Oku, 69, was temporarily detained and forbidden...