North Korean Leader Is Said to Pick a Son as Heir （ＮＹtimes)

I am interested in the recent news.
Therefore, it made it to this article.
As for a provocative action of North Korea, I feel regrettable very much.
Japan is a range distance in which the attack of North Korea is received.
Especially, in Kumamoto, there is a military station of the Self Defense Forces, too and I cannot overlook this problem. As for this problem, I want you to solve it even at once.
Eyes cannot be removed to the movement of North Korea of the future by the heir problem.


dictator/独裁者
American and South Korean officials say that Kim Jong-il, the North Korean dictator recovering from a stroke

secretly /秘かに
beyond reports that he was secretly schooled in Switzerland under an assumed name

plotting/企み
But his path to power is hardly assured: some intelligence officials believe that everyone from the North Korean military to Kim Jong-il’s eldest son may be plotting behind the scenes to derail the succession plans

acknowledge/承認してもらう
analysts acknowledge that they are extrapolating from indicators, rather than hard evidence

homage /尊敬
North Korean diplomats abroad have been told to begin to pay homage to Kim Jong-un and some schoolchildren have reportedly been including his name in their songs.

administration /管理
While Obama administration officials say they want to draw North Korea back into disarmament talks begun by President George W. Bush

struggle / 戦い
it is unclear who is running the country and when all players in a succession struggle will avoid any perception of concessions to the United States.

reliable/信頼できる
until the Disneyland episode added to rumors that his judgment was less than reliable.

allegiance /忠誠
They said that this message instructed the diplomats to pledge their allegiance to Kim Jong-un


lawmaker/議員
Another lawmaker, Moon Kook-hyun, said he could not comment on a secret briefing

day-to-day /その日その日
who is believed to run many day-to-day state affairs on behalf of the ailing leader.





参考サイト：http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/world/asia/03korea.html?hpw