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Kim Jong Il's former Japanese chef visits N.Korea A former Japanese chef for the late North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, has just ended a visit to North Korea. Kenji Fujimoto served as the chef for the former leader for 13 years until 2001. He arrived at an airport in Beijing from Pyongyang on Saturday after a stay of more than 10 days. Fujimoto did not disclose details about his trip which started on April 12th. Four years ago, Fujimoto was invited by the current leader Kim Jong Un, who assumed power after his father's death, to visit the country...

Kim's ex-sushi chef 'invited back to N. Korea' A Japanese sushi chef who served the late North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il and his family for 13 years, writing books about their secretive lives, was seen on his way to revisit the country on Friday. The author, who goes by the pseudonym of Kenji Fujimoto, told Japanese media at Tokyo's Narita airport that he had been invited to visit North Korea by its new leader Kim Jong-Un, whom he had served when the Korean leader was a boy. "I was invited by Marshal Kim Jong-Un himself, and there is no reason...

Kim Jong-un 'Loves Nukes, Computer Games and Johnny Walker' Kim Jong-un, the third son and heir of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il, showed a strong affection for nuclear weapons since he was a child, according to Kim senior's former personal chef. Kenji Fujimoto quoted Kim Jong-un as saying uranium mines are the North's "sole assets." Fujimoto was Kim's chef for 13 years until he fled the communist county in 2001 and knew both his second son Jong-chol and Jong-un since they were small. Having recently published the Korean edition of a book entitled "North Korea's Heir, Why Kim Jong-un?," Fujimoto...

/begin my translationKim Jong-il: Built Nuke Shelter 10 Years Ago; Fourth Wife, Kim OK, his  Safe Keeper   The author of  'Kim Jong-il's Chef' reveals more in his third publicationSept. issue of 'Monthly Chosun' reports"I saw them bring fake 100 thousand dollars to Europe and coming back with real dollars"   Fujimoto Kenji, a Japanese who worked as 'Kim Jong-il's chef' for thirteen years since 1987, published last month another book, titled 'Dear General Who Loved Books and Women.' This is his third book, following 'Kim Jong-il's Chef,' and 'Kim Jong-il's Private Life.' September issue of 'Monthly Chosun' reported some excerpts from the...