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Birthplace of late wife of ex-leader Kim Il Sung shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, bordering with China, on Sept. 17, 2014.

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Interior of birthplace of Kim Il Sung's late wife shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The interior of the birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, on Sept. 17, 2014. A furnace and farm supplies kept in the thatched-roof house suggest a frugal lifestyle.

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N. Korean city of Hoeryong

HOERYONG, North Korea - Photo shows a restaurant in Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, on Sept. 21, 2013.

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N. Korean city of Hoeryong

HOERYONG, North Korea - A statue (back) of Kim Jong Suk, the mother of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, stands in a square in Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, on Sept. 21, 2013. Hoeryong, a city near the border with China, is known as the birth place of Kim Jong Suk.

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N. Korean city of Hoeryong

HOERYONG, North Korea - A statue of Kim Jong Suk, the mother of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, stands in a square in Hoeryong in North Hamgyong Province, North Korea, on Sept. 21, 2013. Hoeryong, a city near the border with China, is known as the birth place of Kim Jong Suk.

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Kim statues

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A statue of former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il (R), built in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, in December 2012 next to the statue of his father and North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, is shown to Japanese reporters in June 2013.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tetsukuni Tomonari heads for a site in Bupyong, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, on Oct. 28, 2012.

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Visit to N. Korea burial site

PYONGYANG, North Korea - Tetsukuni Tomonari (L) puts his hands together in prayer at a site in Bupyong, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, on Oct. 28, 2012.

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Visit to burial site for Japanese in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Members of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, leave a corn field in Bupyong, a site believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, outside Hamhung in the south of Hamgyong Province in eastern North Korea, on Sept. 2, 2012.

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Japanese coin found at burial site in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows what appears to be a Japanese coin that North Korea said was discovered in a survey in March 2011 of a site in Bupyong, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, outside Hamhung in the south of Hamgyong Province in eastern North Korea. A bag containing the coin was excavated there on Sept. 2, 2012. Characters such as "Dai-Nippon," loosely translated as great Japan, "Showa 16 nen," referring to a Japanese era and year equivalent to the year 1941, and "Issen," a small currency unit, are inscribed on the coin.

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Visit to burial site for Japanese in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Sadao Masaki (L), the head of Seishinkai, a group of former Japanese residents of what is now North Korea, puts his hands together in prayer facing what are believed to be the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, excavated at a site in Bupyong, outside Hamhung in the south of Hamgyong Province in eastern North Korea, on Sept. 2, 2012.

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Buttons found at burial site for Japanese in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Sept. 2, 2012, shows buttons contained in a bag that was excavated the same day at a site in Bupyong, believed to contain the remains of Japanese nationals who died around the end of World War II, outside Hamhung in the south of Hamgyong Province in eastern North Korea.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2012, shows facilities at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - Photo taken Aug. 25, 2012, shows equipment at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.

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Fertilizer complex in N. Korea

HAMHUNG, North Korea - A worker carries out maintenance of equipment on Aug. 25, 2012, at the Hungnam Fertilizer Complex in Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea, which is preparing for a large-scale increase in production.

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(1)N. Korea unveils ancient mural paintings to Kyodo News

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea recently showed to a Kyodo News team pieces of mural paintings found in an ancient tomb in September in North Hamgyong Province. It was built between the seventh and tenth centuries. The photo shows what is believed to be a lotus on the bottom and a piece of clothing on the top.

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(4)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Workers clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7.

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(2)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Fireworks are set off during a ceremony to mark the start of construction work on North Korea's landmark nuclear reactor in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province on Aug. 7.

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(3)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Officials from North and South Koreas, Japan, the United States and the European Union clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. Among the attendants were Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Executive Director Charles Kartman, and KEDO board members Chang Sun Dup of South Korea, Katsunari Suzuki of Japan, and Jean-Pierre Leng of the EU.

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N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Construction work on a landmark reactor project in North Korean starts in a ceremony Aug. 7. About 100 people, including officials of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), attended the ceremony in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province.

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Kim Jong Il shakes hands with South's Unification Minister Park

NORTH HAMGYONG PROVINCE, North Korea - Photo taken by a South Korean pool reporter shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il shaking hands with South Korean Unification Minister Park Jae Kyu on Sept. 1 at an undisclosed location on the east coast of North Hamgyong Province. Park took a seven-hour train ride from Pyongyang to the location where Kim was staying, and met with him for about three hours over breakfast. Park, who returned to Pyongyang at 6 p.m. the same day, came to Pyongyang Aug. 29 for the second round of bilateral ministerial talks.

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(4)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Workers clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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(1)N. Korea unveils ancient mural paintings to Kyodo News

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea recently showed to a Kyodo News team pieces of mural paintings found in an ancient tomb in September in North Hamgyong Province. It was built between the seventh and tenth centuries. The photo shows what is believed to be a lotus on the bottom and a piece of clothing on the top. (Kyodo)

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Interior of birthplace of Kim Il Sung's late wife shown

CHONGJIN, North Korea - The interior of the birthplace of the late North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's deceased wife Kim Jong Suk is shown to the Japanese press in Hoeryong, North Hamgyong Province, on Sept. 17, 2014. A furnace and farm supplies kept in the thatched-roof house suggest a frugal lifestyle. (Kyodo)

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(2)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Fireworks are set off during a ceremony to mark the start of construction work on North Korea's landmark nuclear reactor in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province on Aug. 7. (Kyodo)

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N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Construction work on a landmark reactor project in North Korean starts in a ceremony Aug. 7. About 100 people, including officials of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO), attended the ceremony in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province. (Kyodo)

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(3)N. Korea reactor project starts with ceremony

KUMHO, North Korea - Officials from North and South Koreas, Japan, the United States and the European Union clap their hands during a ceremony to launch a landmark nuclear reactor project in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, North Korean on Aug. 7. Among the attendants were Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) Executive Director Charles Kartman, and KEDO board members Chang Sun Dup of South Korea, Katsunari Suzuki of Japan, and Jean-Pierre Leng of the EU. (Kyodo)

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Seoul releases photos of N. Korean nuclear plant site

SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean government has released recent photos of the site for the North Korean light-water nuclear power plant being built in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, in eastern North Korea, with the help of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO). This photo shows the workers' housing quarter near the construction site.

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Construction starts for N. Korean nuclear power plant

SEOUL, South Korea - Construction materials are unloaded at a pier near the site for the North Korean nuclear power plant being built in Kumho, South Hamgyong Province, in the eastern part of North Korea. The plant is being built with the help of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization (KEDO) and the photo was released by the South Korean government.