The Yomiuri Shimbun

7:00 JST, May 19, 2025

Pyonyang is trying to make the maximum use of anti-Japanese sentiment in South Korea, former North Korean agent Kim Dong-sik told The Yomiuri Shimbun.

As an agent of the predecessor to the North’s Cultural Exchange Bureau, Kim was involved in forming a spy network in South Korea.

“Worsening Japan-South Korea relations would weaken South Korea, creating a favorable environment for North Korea,” Kim said, explaining why Pyongyang was instructing its agents to inflame........

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