‘A masterful victory’ for Kim Jong-un: North Koreans in Japan give verdict on peace talks
Koreans abroad “excited and optimistic” following North-South summit, with some crediting Pyongyang’s skilful diplomatic manoeuvring for the breakthrough
“I would say that virtually 100 per cent of the North Korean community here is delighted by this news and happily surprised about how fast the changes have come about,” said Chung Hyon-suk, who lives in Tokyo but has relatives in the North Korean port city of Wonsan.
“All my family and North Korean friends spent all day on Friday sitting in front of the television watching everything that was happening in Panmunjom and discussing what it all means.
The North Korean schools cancelled classes in the afternoon and set up big-screen televisions in their gymnasiums so that the students could watch history being made.