Contents : 1. The North Korean Political System Under Kim Jong Il : A Comparative Perspective(Byung Chul Koh) 2. The Structure and Political Culture of the Kim Jong Il Regime : Its Novelty and Difficultes(Haruki Wada) 3. Food Problem and Agricultural Reform in North Korea(Woon Keun Kim) 4. The Second Economy in North Korea(Hong-Tack Chun) 5. Economic Origins of the Socio-Political Decline in North Korea(Jae Jean Suh) 6. North Koreans at Refugee Risk : Victims of Nature or Politics?(Shin-wha Lee) 7. The Two Koreans Under New Leadership : Challenges and Prospects(Young Whan Kihl) 8. The Problem of Post-Cold War Policy Templates and North Korea(Victor D.Cha) 9. North Korea-U.S. Relations : Ambiguities and Uncertainties(Kyu-Ryoon Kim) 10. Japan and North Korea :The Policy Making Process of Japanese Diplomacy as a \"Diet Policy\"(Toshimitsu Shigemura)