Knowledge About N. Korea’s Kim Limited

TOKYO (AP) – As questions mount about the health of Kim Jong Un, an underlying concern looms for spies, policymakers and curious watchers alike. What do we really know about the man who leads North Korea? The answer is crucial because Kim’s intentions, and the as-yet-unknown state of his health, have played an outsized role in Northeast Asia, an uneasy collection of wary neighbors at the best of times and home to two of the three biggest economies in the world and a huge buildup of American military power. Some unsourced news reports say Kim is in fragile condition or even in a vegetative state following heart surgery. South Korea maintains that Kim still appears to be in power and nothing big has happened in North Korea.