Media assets

Publishing: Choson Sinbo

News agency: Korea News Service

State Media Matrix Typology: State-Controlled (SC)


Choson Sinbo is a newspaper published in Japan by the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan. The association is a pro-government body that effectively serves as the North Korean embassy in Japan (the two countries do not have any diplomatic relations). Furthermore, it operates the Korea News Service, a newswire that republishes KCNA content but with a significantly larger archive.

September 2024