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A Japanese chef who penned a book, “I was Kim Jong Il’s Chef” knew the sons well, and says that Kim Jong Un was the choice from a very young age. Of the brothers he was the one who made decisions. Chef Kenji Fujimoto says, ““If I was their father, I would have chosen Kim Jong Un too,” he says. It’s a nice story and despite leaving in 2001, Fujimoto releasing a book about Kim Jong Un. (Time blogs – Kenji Fujimoto) Kim Jong Un looking at things… the tradition continues…
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At least that’s what it sort of promises. A book, yes, a book that would be worth 7 figures or more, but I’m sure Kim Jong Nam is getting a lot less if at all – not that he needs it. Watch for a book to be published in Japan. Note that he’s the son who got busted for entering Japan to go to Disneyland. That put him out of favor with the big boys. From the Huffington Post “Gomi’s book, based on “extensive interviews” with 38-year-old Kim Jong Nam, will outline Kim’s “opposition to the hereditary succession system that led to his younger brother, Kim Jong Un, being appointed North Korea’s new leader,” according toThe Japan Times, who also reported that although Kim Jong Nam recently asked to delay the book’s publication, the Japanese publishing firm Bungei Shunju decided to release it anyway.” (Huffington Post – Kim Jong Nam)
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Just a car with a giant portrait on top. (Atlantic – Photo from Kim Jong Il Funeral)
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There’s been a lot written and it’s all common knowledge by now. His look is of his grandfather, Kim Il Sung, the real creator of the North Korean “kingdom”. The most interesting part. 6 plastic surgeries? We’ll never truly know about this, and maybe he just gained weight. From ABC: “A North Korean defector, Kim Hae-Sook, 50, testified to the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) in London earlier this year that she heard from a high-level official in North Korea that Kim Jung Un underwent six plastic surgeries to look like his grandfather with chubby cheeks and a double chin. Fujimoto had also told Japanese reporters that he did not recognize Kim at first when North Korea published the first picture in 2010, as he looked so different from his teenage years.” (ABC – Kim Jung Un)
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Megumi Yokota was abducted by North Koreans in 1977 at the age of 13. It’s thought that 17 Japanese nationals were kidnapped to help train North Korean spies to pass as Japanese. Her family thinks she’s still alive although she’s been listed as dead by suicide in 1994. She was said to have been married with a child. Many abductees were returned by Kim Jong Il in 2002, but she wasn’t one of them. There’s been multiple films, manga, music and documentaries. One of which is previewed below. From PBS this is a passage including a quote from Megumi’s father. “I’m not sure if this will lead in a positive or negative direction,” said Shigeru Yokota, Megumi’s 79-year-old father. “But I fear there will be chaos inside North Korea, which means they’ll stay away from the abduction issue.” Meanwhile, Megumi’s mother, Sakie, put her thoughts about Kim’s death very simply, “I wish Kim Jong-il had released the people who were abducted before he passed away.” (PBS – Megumi Yokota) [youtube]HV4AbdkpbyA[/youtube]
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