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1988 Toyota Carina [T170] Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2012-05-20 11:26
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The yellow plate indicates a car owned by a private individual, something extremely rare in North Korea. -- Last edit: 2012-05-20 11:31:03 |
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◊ 2012-05-20 11:39
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I think it's a Toyota Carina [T170] |
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◊ 2012-05-20 13:49
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It would have almost certainly been imported by a resident with connections to Japan's Korean community, which historically was the only group in North Korea outside of the Communist Party leadership to be able to afford luxuries. |
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◊ 2012-05-20 17:28
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In that case, whoever that Toyota owner is has probably orchestrated some kidnappings. |
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◊ 2012-05-20 20:43
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Or perhaps he was just an ethnic Korean in Japan who made the mistake of "returning" to North Korea. The North Korean government and Chosen Soren (an organization for pro-North Korea ethnic Koreans) began a repatriation campaign in the 1950s, and the 'Japanese government was in favour of repatriation not only as a way to reduce the number of welfare or other public assistance recipients in a time of economic difficulty, but also as a way to rid the country of ethnic minority residents regarded as "Communist"'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koreans_in_Japan#Repatriation_to_Korea |
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◊ 2012-05-20 20:52
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Yeah the Japanese government, as I recall, never took to kindly to Communism. |
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◊ 2013-02-27 13:39
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This car is just propaganda for the documentary and part of the plot. The narrator is saying that citizens can own a private car and then this woman is shown while driving it. |
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◊ 2013-02-27 13:57
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It's RHD? In the early 90ies it was for a time allowed to import used Japanese cars to North Korea, via the ferry Yokohama-Wonsan, but it was stopped later on. So all JDM-cars and trucks, you can see there, are at least 20 years old. |
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◊ 2013-02-27 14:09
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Yes, it is RHD. It is really a nice documentary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dDqqZTq1vQ |
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◊ 2013-02-27 14:13
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@ingo: Japan only banned North Korean ships in 2006, and I've seen younger JDM vehicles in photos from North Korea. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangyongbong-92 |
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◊ 2013-02-27 14:55
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The ferry is still there, out of use since then, but always maintenaced and cleaned. A pic from the 13.October 2012:![[Image: img2257gc.th.jpg]](http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/607/img2257gc.jpg/ "http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/1844/img2257gc.th.jpg") Looks proper and rust-free from the outside and workers were busy inside. Our guide has said, that they can start immediately, if Japan would change its mind. I really cannot remember any newer JDM-cars there. Newer cars were mainly German, Chinese or from the US. |
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