<Inside N. Korea> The Kim regime shifts its food policy, suppressing food sales in markets while creating a state monopoly on the food supply ISHIMARU Jiro A building with a sign saying, “Food Store.” There is nothing but empty rooms inside the building, and no rice is in sight. Taken by ASIAPRESS in Hyesan, Yanggang Province, in November 2012. Twenty five years ago, in 1997, I frequently crossed