the average life expectancy in north korea is 70 years. whereas in south korea, it's 80. in north korea, 24 out of every 1000 children die before the age of five, a result of poor medical care and nutrition. in the north, adults weigh just 52.6 kilos on averge. that's 12 kilos less than in the south. hardly anyone in north korea has internet access. the country is virtually shut off from the rest of the world. and yet, despite the odds, some north koreans do manage to escape. >> chanyang ju wanted very simple things -- enough to eat every day, a chance to spend time with her family, a boyfriend. >> my name is chanyang ju. i am 25 years old. >> her incredible story begins here in north korea, where she was born and grew up in the midst of a famine. according to estimates, 2 million people in the people's republic have died of malnutrition since the 1990s. >> north korea followed communist ideology with a planned economy. we had a food distribution system, but it wasn't working. in order to fill our stomachs, our mother and father would gather small grains and mix them with

the island lies close to north korea and china. the island's economy depends on fishing, especially blue crabs found in the surrounding waters. local fishermen are out in the ocean about 10 kilometers away from yeonpyeong island for blue crabs that are in season. specialized catching crabs for the past decade. they used to demand 50 a day in season but things have changed. >> translator: we're deep in the red this year. we can't cover maintenance and wages. >> reporter: the catch is a tenth of what it was. it's a safe situation for the other boats. says the current situation is the worst he can remember. he blames illegal chinese fishing for the poor catch. chinese boats even intrude into south korea's territorial waters. many operate near the sea many operate near the sea border between the two koreas. the area is believed to be a good fishing ground, exploitation. chinese boats can avoid detection from the south after escaping into the north. the angry fishermen have spoken up and changed their government's attitude. south korea

also conducts joint military exercises with south korea south korea. north korea is thought to have launched 20 missiles since march with various ranges. >>> it's time for eye an asia. they have begun laying the ground work to report those referred to as comfort women. the members held their first meeting on tuesday in seoul. they will discuss how the fund can address the women's psychological scars and restore their dignity. the governments of south korea and japan agreed to set up the foundation as part of a deal last december to bring a permanent end to the long simmering issue. japan will contribute about $9 million to the project. university professor heads the committee. she said the members will work hard to provide what the women really want. kim referred to a debate over a statue symbolizing comfort women. the statue was erected in front of the japanese embassy. they have demanded it be removed. kim says it has nothing to do with the foundation's activities. >>> prosecutors have indicted four people. authorities say the product killed 95 peopl

korea from conducting further provocative actions. the three men in charge of north korean fairs met in tokyo on wednesday. they said the nuclear and missile programs are unacceptable and they reaffirm that their governments will refuse to talk to north korea unless it shows a path towards denuclearization. the japanese representatives says it's important to keep pressuring the north to abide by u.n. security council resolutio resolutions. >> translator: i think our biggest challenge for now is to prompt north korea to change its way of thinking and take meaningful actions towards denuclearization. >> he said the three countries will also seek cooperation from china and russia on the matter. >>> more north korean restaurant workers in china have defected to south korea. officials in seoul say they fled to the south by way of a third country. south korea's unification ministry has not revealed further details but the country's public broadcaster kbs reports they are three women in it says they were working at a north korea-run restaura

after north korea invaded south korea. believed the way in which to end this conflict as he began the process of pushing back up the peninsula after chinese intervention in november of 1950, as he began the process of pushing back up, proliferating south korea again -- relive rating south korea again after the first liberation 1950, that is the hismark of the highlight of military, landing on the korean peninsula that shattered north korea's ability to conduct in a war. the braiding soul and pyongyang. andiberating seol pyongyang. they push the chinese back. approach the 30th parallel. macarthur's plan was that you could end the war with a victory. we would defeat not just north korea, but the chinese or forces.-- we have to take the necessary steps including strategic warming and perhaps nuclear weapons. make it so the chinese cannot resupply their armies in north korea. as the famous statement, there is no substitute for victory. the truman administration disagreed and thought there was a substitute, a stalemate. return

it's the south korea liquor company. it snnow sells more than 200 kis of sake in more than 40 countries. >> translator: we're aiming to become a maker dealing in varirious alcoholic beverages. we want to include japanese sake into our lineup. >> reporter: this plant says it came to them with a plant to work together to sell sake abroad. >> translator: i wish people outside japan would discover how good japanese sake is. i hope they will enjoy sake more. >> reporter: if these business models can be successful, more joint ventures should be possible. and at a time when the global economy is looking for a boost, perhaps working together makes good business sense. >>> nhk "newsline" comes to you live from our studios here in tokyo. jonathan oh joins us with this hour's weather report starting with storm ravaged nigeria. >> it looks like the recovery efforts will take some time. this is an area where it's one of the poorer d districtsts off city of lagos. because of that it's going to be a while before everyone is able to rea

korea cut interest rates to 1.25%. more data later on.ures are out, cpi expected to remain near a two-year high. let's get over to steve engle's. those inflation figures, china cpi holding steady this year, rising 2.3% year over year. months,the past three consumer prices have been rising , but it is worth noting that inflation is still below government full-year target. in may, prices may have eased just a bit. toomedian estimate is far .2% rise from a year ago. 2.5%, buto as high as other economists say just a 2% rise is more likely. of the largest components of cpi. the main reason for higher prices, pork prices rising 33.5% in april from a year ago and fresh festivals nearly 23 percent, property prices are also on the rise, adding to inflationary pressures in china. according to bloomberg intelligence, food price inflation went from 9.2% in asil to 7.8% rise last month vegetable prices fell just a bit. turning to wholesale prices, the ppi, it has been in deep relation now for 50 consecutive months, more than four straight years. they

the chances of north korea invading south korea conventionally are zero. but if you talk about nuclear weapons coming over with north korea, they are covered with our nuclear umbrella. imagine if china station 40,000 troops in central america. what would we think of that? that would not be a good income do yet that is what we constantly. we get involved in other countries posit affairs and really push the limit. we are responsible for a lot of the uncertainty that exists in the world today. let's be smart about this. i really appreciate the opportunity to come and speak with you here this afternoon. you have all sorts of choices. by the way, i know new mexico has a rich heritage and it is a rich heritage i am proud of and i think my mirror having her is here somewhere. maybe not. he had to cut out. my ayor, javier, is here. maybe not. maybe he had to cut out. but he has been a great mayor of san jose. your friends, your family, look to you for leadership because you provided. i applaud you. i do not think there is a higher calling. there is not a higher ca

forces after north korea invaded south korea.acarthur believed the way in which to end this conflict as he began the process of pushing back up the peninsula after chinese intervention in november of 1950, as he began the process of pushing back up, really liberating south korea again, the second time around after the first liberation in september of 1950 when macarthur assumed command. we can talk about the landing if you want, but that is the landmark, the highlight of his military career, that landing at inchon on the korean peninsula northeally shattered korea's ability to conduct the war. sealed by not just pyongyang. by pyongyang. they pushed the chinese back. approached the 30th parallel. macarthur's plan was that you could end the war with a victory. we would defeat not just north korea, but the chinese or forces. we have to take the necessary steps including strategic warming and perhaps nuclear weapons. make it so the chinese cannot resupply their armies in north korea. famous statement, "there is no substitute for vict

we all know about what north korea is doing, but do we all know about what south korea is doing? the missile program and also the focus on preventive quite frankly, as someone who worked on these issues, here's now, i would say our options have narrowed significantly in the past eight years. they've said a number of times they'll be a responsible nuclear weapon state. the missile program and also the focus on preventive quite frankly, as someone who worked on these issues, here's now, i would say our options have narrowed significantly in the past eight years. it's clear to me from talking to north koreans, i moved them regularly and tracked the meetings. it's clear to me in talking to them, since at least 2012, they've got a bounce in their step. they've been building these weapons, no one has been able to stop them. impose sanctions on them. they have done very well even with the limited sanctions we imposed on them. and so if i was a north korean, i would be feeling pretty confident. having said all that, let me just weigh out five very quick suggestions for guidelines for the

and south korea. i mean we are protecting south korea from the maniac in the north and we're protecting them. he actually said -- you know they said would you mind having negotiations with north korea. no problem. who the hell cares. i'm not going there. but you have a negotiation. they said we will never talk. how stupid are these people? they have been selling our country down the tube. they have been spending money, who knows if the talks work, maybe they will, maybe they won't. and putin said donald trump is a genius and next great leader of the united states. they wanted me to disavow what he said. how dare you call me a genius. how dare you call me a genius, vladimir. wouldn't it be nice we would get

and south korea to demand north korea refrain from any provocative actions. south korea's foreign ministry also commented on the issue. >> translator: if north korea launches another missile it means that pyongyang will ignore continued warnings from the international community and will violate resolutions again. >> he also says his government is closely monitoring north korea's actions focusing on any preparations for another launch. >>> the president of tokyo electric power company admitted to a coverup during the early days of the fukushima crisis. he says tepco did conceal reactor meltdowns immediately after the march 2011 earthquake and tsunami. >> it is natural for the public to interpret the decision as a coverup. we deeply apologize. >> tepco only admitted to the meltdowns at the nuclear plant two months after the accident. and now some of the top staff at the utility will face repercussions. the president will have one month's pay cut by 10% and the managing executive officer in charge of nuclear power will have one month's pay cut by 30%. last week

♪ ♪ >>> the economic gap in south korea is becoming a serious issue.r their lifetimes, employees of smaller enterprises reportedly earned only half of those working for the major firms. with four major companies comprising 60% of south korea's gpd, a person's success in life is determined by the size of the firm they work for. new graduates as well as continuing job seekers are applying for major firms, heating up competition. only one out of more than 700 applicants will be accepted by the very top firms. abandoned generation has become a buzz word, referring to young people who had to give up something important because they couldn't land jobs. desperation radio, an online radio program that began in august of 2015 has become the talk of the town. >> yong became a social activist two years ago. she started the radio program to discuss the flight of young people. >> during the program, deejays read outleters from young people about their frustrations with society and their life in poverty. the program offers no criticism or advice. she said the most i

but first, a rare glimpse into life in north korea.ore and more people are successfully escaping the world's most isolated country. we hear one young woman's story. it's been almost 70 years since the korean peninsula was split in half. since then, north korea has been ruled by a communist dictatorship. life in the two countries could

let me start with north korea -- just to take an easy subject. it was confirmed that they restarted their protection of plutonium fuel showing that they plan to proceed with a nuclear program, in defiance of all international sanctions. royce,ask you, chairman what is the best way to try to deter north korea, aside from trying to rely on efforts with the chinese. it does not seem to have slowed this young leader down at all. i'm not so sure the chinese are serious about slowing them down. to 2006-2007,hat when sanctions were tried, we actually shut down the missile production line. they could not pay the one point in time when things were really desperate and north korea. the treasury department did that because they were counterfeiting $100 bills. the state department convinced them to list the sanctions at the time. i passed legislation in december. it was signed by the president that set up a sanctions effort to do exactly what we did then, except he what was successful. at this point in time, we have also pushed that through in the united nat

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warhead to south korea, u.s. military targets, and also parts of japan. kim jong-un ordered to continue actions to improve the ability to fire test of re-entry of nuclear warheads through the atmosphere. and its explosion. so they're now putting them into reality. at this supreme peoples assembly, they changed the constitution and gave kim jong-un another important title as the chairman of the state affairs committee. this committee replaces the former north korea's national defense commission created by kim jong-il. vice chairmen were selected. frfrom this formation we can se that kim jong-un will rule the country with a a full grip of military power. and the economy is not yet his priority and leaves it to the cabinet and prime minister. the rise of foreign affairs officials is also very important. north korea pointed out very clearly in their workers party congress their new strategy of rearranging external relations with outside as a self-imposed nucleaear power. so i'm afraid they will rescind with all ototh

>> let's look at north korea. here you have a dictatorship with a new regime with the grandson and under hillary clinton's husband, bill clinton, they cut a deal that was supposed to provide north korea aid in return for not developing a nuclear weapon. he got fooled. she got fooled they developed a nuclear weapon. >> but congressman, when he says -- and specifically, you know what, if they fight, you know, that would be a terrible thing. terrible. good luck folks, enjoy yourselves. this is potentially a nuclear war between japan and north korea. good luck, folks, enjoy yourselves. what kind of comment is that? >> well, north korea has a huge army of very small men and they are small because they are nourished. they have failed to properly contain north korea for a very long time. they are now still testing nuclear weapons and firing missiles over japan. it is increasing tension. it will take a different kind of diplomacy, an aggressive we will blockade you and cut off your food and do what we need to do if we're

north korea is believed to have fired a missile tuesday that failed. south korean officials say it was a new type of medium range missile. the council is also urging all member states to fully implement tough sanctions against the country. in washington, u.s. treasury officials are moving to step them up to block pyongyang's funding for its nuclear and missile programs. the u.s. treasury department declared wednesday the north is a primary money laundering concern. the move aims to cut off another financial option for north korea by barring u.s. financial institutions from maintaining corresponding accounts with the north. it's in addition to an existing ban on direct transactions. the department says the measure is aimed at further isolating north korea from the international financial system. it says it's essential for all countries to take action to prevent the country from a abusg financial institutions around the world. north korean leaders showed no sign of bending to the pressure. a high-ranking official has reportedly told chinese president xi

we all know what north korea is doing. do we all know what south korea is doing? missile program and also its focus on preventive and preemptive use of those weapons. and finally, there's the danger and we all know that north korea will export nuclear and missile technology. save said a number of times a nuclear weapon state but, you know, i'm not sure how much that's worth. not worth much of anything particularly if the sanctions continue to grow and impact on north korea and they're forced to find hard turns. third point, i've been asked to lay out what policy options are available to the next president. mitigate this threat. quite frankly as someone who has worked on this issue i would say our options have narrowed significantly in the past eight years. it's clear to me from talking to north koreans, i meet them regularly in meetings, clear to me that in talking to them since at least 2012 they've got a bounce in their step. they've been building these weapons, no one has been able to stop them, posed sanctions on them, they've done very well even with the limi

north korea is becoming more isolated.en placed under a number of sanctions including financial sanctions that makes it very difficult for them to carry out international trade and economic transactions. so they are going to start feeling the pinch of these sanctions throughout this year. they're entering a period now where there are food shortages or the lean season before the fall harvest. also over the next month or so, the anniversary of the start of korean war on june 25th to the end of the korean war on july 27th, they call it this month of anti-imperialism. so they will ratchet up the rhetoric against the u.s. they might engage in some kind of provocative action to show their strength. and always that has the danger of causing some kind of problem or es allocation that could turn into a military conflict. >> lots of worries, of course, surrounding this. good to have you on the program. thanks for your time. >> my pleasure. >>> hillary clinton says donald trump as president would be reckless and dangerous for the eco

in korea, china, philippines in vietnam and so forth. so, you have a fundamental different characteristic. if you go back in time, now history never -- there are also differences. history does not repeat itself, but as mark twain put it, it rhymes. there are certain similarities and we've seen in the european context many examples in the past where nationalism ties into territory in ways which are somewhat disturbing in the east asian case. france and its eternal quest to regain alsace. and germany and its idea of reuniting german people in the warm embrace of the fatherland. polish corridor. small countries. serbia, finding a totally unacceptable that a large serbia speaking population is under austrian rule. again and again we've seen disruptive patterns. if you push me in this direction, i become very disturbed. it does look more like 1914 except as i said at the beginning with my introductory remarks there are very strong structural factors which make it unlikely. here comes the intersection with jonath jonathan's point of view. one

government said it was north korea that did that one. but and this is a big but here, all of this can be purchased out on the black market. there are cyber gangs for example that north korea could have hired to do the sonny hack and not done it directly themselves. so who exactly it is that got into the bank and stole that $81 million is still a big global who done it. >> i find it interesting they have access to the financial system at all. thank you so much. >>> income at u.s. banks declined for the first time in two years. energy loans says low energy prices have led to sharp increases in noncurrent loans to oil and gas producers. he added the full impact of those loans remains to be seen. net income in the first quarter for banks fell to about $39 billion. >>> a wave of innovation has turned the banking industry on its head. financial technology is changing the way people transfer, lend and borrow money not just here but around the globe. a dark cloud is forming over parts of this fast growing business. >> reporter: protests like thi

korea. simultaneously right now we've got three republican senators, including joanie ernest, who herself is an iraq war veteran, who are in south korea right now. the media report wet have from those republican senators being in south korea, that they're doing media interviews over there telling the south koreans that donald trump doesn't mean it, that he won't be able to do the things that he says he's going to do, that he's not going to meet with kim jong-un, that he's not going to make south korea pay for what he says he's going to make them pay for in terms of spending more money to keep u.s. troops in south korea. are we at risk, without knowing whether or not he's going to be elect, are we at risk of damaging some of our closest alliances just with what he's proposed? whether or not he's going to win this election? >> oh, absolutely. he's already done significant damage. certainly done damage as i mentioned earlier with our muslim allies. the muslim countries we're trying to work toge

. >>> plus, nuclear north korea, more dangerous today than it was just 24 hours ago. details of yet another missile launch and despite kim jong-un's presence, it does not have anyone laughing. >>> welcome to "the lead." i'm jake tapper. we begin with breaking news and high drama on capitol hill. democratic lawmakers are staging a sit-in on the floor of the u.s. house of representatives. they are led by congressman john lewis and protesting the unwillingness of republicans who control the house to even allow a vote on gun control legislation ten days after the deadliest mass shooting in modern u.s. history. if you're wondering why we're using photographers and periscope to show you this instead of using cameras inside the house chamber, the ones you pay for, that's because shortly after democrats began this show of defiance, republicans gavelled into recess and as is protocol, the cameras were shut off. let's go to manu raju on capitol hill. >> reporter: frustration has been building upon democrats. democratic senator chris murphy demanded action and today it was the h

like north korea and sony? should we be concerned about north korea?: well, you do not really believe that north korea hacked sony. i do not believe that for a minute. emily: who did, then? kim: well, some sophisticated group that has an interest in what hollywood is doing around the world. emily: you do not think it is a group that has ties to north korea? kim: i do not think so. i do not think north korea has the capabilities. it is just such a beautiful story for the u.s. government to put this onto north korea. it is more likely that it was some insider at sony that was disgruntled. emily: i know you are particularly worried about microsoft. kim: obviously, windows software is the most interesting target for the u.s. government, because everyone is using it. if you can just use windows update to install a backdoor on some target, you know, then that is the most convenient way to get access to everything that happens on an individual's computer or on government computers or bank computers. and it is just the logical extension of what they have alrea

leaders from south korea and japan are clearly concerned about this latest development from north koreaat's right. and it's the second launch. so there's concerning them so much. it went back 250 miles. it also reached an altitude of more than 600 miles, and nobody is calling that one a failure. so that is significant. could this now be considered progress. some experts believe north korea has learned a fair bit from its previous launches. this is the sixth launch that they have tried with this intermediate range missile. kim jong un, the north korean leader has certainly been in a rush to perfect this capability. six launches since april. so certainly, he wants a delivery system for a nuclear warhead, which he claims he already has. although u.s. officials and other officials say he may have the capability, but that is all. so certainly, at this point, there are many concerns. japan, south korea saying that they're very concerned. also washington, state department has said that they strongly condemn this. united nations likely to have something to say about this because that technology

but first, we go to south korea, where demonstrations often have grievous consequences. in many countries around the world, freedom of assembly is a fundamental right. article 20 of the u.n. declaration of human rights states everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association -- and association. in many countries, this basic right is often ignored. the cuban government regularly per -- cracks down on protesters, like this, just a few weeks ago. in turkey, the government represses protesters, like here in the gay pride parade. and security forces in hong kong show did no mercy during the months of student protests in 2014. meanwhile, south korea is not usually associated with such images, not usually that is. >> a demonstration in seoul. the police put up barricades. that is illegal according to the constitutional court. in the evening, the antigovernment protests get out of control. from a distance of only a few meters, a water cannon hits this young man, putting him into a coma. it continues to pound him as he lies unconscious and seriously injured.

look at the dilemma china faces and north korea. in north korea.na has the single greatest ability to influence north korea. it also could cause the implosion of north korea and china worries about what the hell happens next. on their border. when i tell the president of a guy upt we have there north korea was talking about building weapons that could strike the united states. not just hawaii and alaska but the mainland. we're going to move up our defense systems. he says wait a minute. my military thinks you are going to try to encircle us. i said, what would you do? should we stand back and let this happen? what if we don't work out something together on north korea? what happens if japan who .omorrow could go nuclear tomorrow. they have the capacity. trump it'sh donald not ok for us to continue to see the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the world. china is trying to work its way through its own serious dilemma in terms of how china has to provide tens of millions of new jobs a month. it not only doesn't have enough energy. it doesn't hav

but korea and south korea was not in a position to push the agenda. they are beginning with the father of the current president and you had for the sake of national interest to suppress the protest and anti-japanese protests for the sake of building stra teakic relations. the insurgent vision of history, this was what's referred to by korean scholars. it argues that essentially a post 1945 korean auth oritarianism is a continuation of the colonial period. the japanese colonial period. that the policies of the park government and others there after were part and parcel of korean authoritarianism. that was contained until the 1980s. all of this began to change because of a number of secular trends. it's basically by the 1970s and early 80s, you had a kind of equilibrium reached between the east asian countries and if you like political equilibrium, this fell apart in the 80s and began with protests that broke out in korea and china over reports that japan and not the sony government which was a conservative government. and that was going to move text bo

more than 40% were from south korea but the number of tourists from the country dropped following two powerful earthquakes in april. >> translator: tourism has declined significantly due to many cancellations even in areas not affected by the quakes. i hope more south koreans will visit our prefecture. >> the travel fair is the largest of its kind in south korea. more than 700 travel agencies, municipalities and other international groups are represented. about 100,000 visitors are expected to attend. kumamoto officials plan to work with south korean travel agencies to boost tourism in the region. >>> an international think tank studying peacefulness has found that global inequality widened last year. the main factor was intense concentration of violence and conflicts in the middle east and africa. the sydney-based institute for economics and peace ranked the peacefulness of 163 countries and territories. its report uses an index of over 20 indicators such as the rates of violent crime, relations with neighboring countries, and military expenditure as a percentage of gdp. iceland came

can do right now to influence north korea? i guess what -- is there more china needs to do? what can be done because it seems like what is going on there hasn't really affected them. >> let me start by saying the united states strongly condemns the provocative actions by the north korean government that is a flagrant violation of their commitment. we assessed two north korean missile launches yesterday. they were over japan and initial indications were they fell. norad was monitoring the launches also and determined that they did not pose a threat to north america but i do think that the impact of these provocations will be to only strengthen the resolve of the international community that has such serious concerns with north korea's behavior. so be that it will do what we have done in the past which is work with the international community, particularly our aa i allies in japan and china. the key here is to continue towork with our allies and partners to address this destabilizing threat in north korea. >> president putin said today russia must boost its combat readiness an

the parties are japan, the united states, china, russia, and north and south korea. officials from u.s., japan, and south korea are calling on p ii pyongyang to take steps toward denuclearzation. gene otani has more. >> for the second straight month they blamed the slow down on the stronger yen. the japan department stores association said duty-free sales totaled nearly $130 million. that's down more than 16% in yen terms from a year ago. each foreign visitor spent about $540. 26% less. the growing number of visitors have been japan before and want a wider range of experiences. >> translator: many foreign tourists are shifting from shopping to sightseeing. the overall trend suggests they're interested in lowered price merchandise. >> the industry expects sales to decline for some time. >>> japan's latest trade figures are out. they show the country is buying less and selling less. the trade balance in may fell into the red for the first time in four months. lower oil prices have been cutting the imports and seeing fewer exports of steel and semi conductors. >>> the t

according to north korea, the missile barely got off the ground. >> translator: north korea attempted to launch a missile. as of now, a military presumes it has failed. >> reporter: three other tests of the missile also failed. according to some, though, a dangerous learning curve. >> i think they would have learned something from the most recent failure. so we shouldn't take too much heart that they failed. the fact that they keep testing is the problem. >> reporter: this comes after the fourth test earlier this year of a nuclear device. experts say north korea and its pro-nuke leader kim jong un has enough to make 20 bombs and is producing more. this all as the obama administration is developing a policy of strategic patience, that's trying the patience of the u.s. economist magazine that wrote, quote, mr. obama put north korea on the back-burper. whoever becomes america's next president will not have that luxury. this is a misunderstood expression from the last obama term. this term they are getting tough. >> the outcome we're looking for is north korea agreement to negotiate the d

forces from south korea.torial urges americans to vote for trump instead of hillary clinton, whom it calls dull. joining me now is heather hobart, the director at the north american foundation, also served in the state department during the clinton administration. heather, thank you so much for your time. >> good to be here. >> so we're making the point this is state-run television and also appeared on a website run by the state, the regime of kim jong-un. what's the motivation here? >> to bother the south koreans who are very frightened at the idea that trump would win and follow through on his threats to pull u.s. troops out of the region. to also scare the japanese, who were very unnerved over also trump saying that he would encourage japan and south korea to get their own nuclear weapons, which of course makes it much harder to get rid of nuclear weapons in north korea. and it also shows you, tamron, that somebody in north korea is a good student of the american media cycle and how do you get yourself in