I recently spoke with Bart van Genugten on the NK NEWS Podcast about his recent trip to Pyongyang to run in the first int'l marathon there since 2019. #northkorea #dprk #pyongyang nknews.org/category/north…

koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/glo… Good news about the Royal Asiatic Society Korea! But they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel with their choice of speaker on Tuesday, July 8th... #koreanhistory #koreanculture #koreanstudies

Truly spectacular: ‘건진법사가 일본 천황가의 조상신이자 신도(神道)의 주신으로 일컫는 아마테라스를 모신 건 한국 전통 무속이 일제 시대 신사 참배 등 일본 신도의 영향을 받은 탓으로 보인다.’ cc: Jacco Zwetsloot 🇳🇱 🇦🇺 🇰🇷 joongang.co.kr/article/253518…

I never expected a Korean shamanic practitioner to have a statue of the Japanese goddess Amaterasu in his shrine. #Amaterasu #shaman #korea #southkorea #koreanreligion #Shinto #shrine #odd

Talking to John Delury is its own kind of delight. He's an agile, deep thinker and an excellent communicator.

Here is a treasure trove of raw footage from the 13th World Festival of Youth and Students in Pyongyang in 1989. Full props and thanks to the filmer for recording snapshots of this remarkable time in DPRK history. youtube.com/watch?v=P8DPBV… #dprk #northkorea #pyongyang #WFYS #평양