Eiko Kawasaki was just 17 when she made the most critical decision of her life. She joined North Korea s resettlement program that promised a “paradise on Earth” in the country where she felt she truly belonged. As an ethnic Korean living in Japan, Kawasaki believed the message promoted by “Chongryon,” a pro-Pyongyang organization based in Tokyo, and boarded a ship bound for the self-proclaimed “socialist utopia” ― where she was told there was no discrimination against people like her and everything from education to food would be free.
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