As Kim Jong Un Disappears, North Korea Watchers Advise Caution

Just one concern swirled among North Korea watchers this weekend—where is Kim Jong Un?—as the dictator’s unexplained absence stretched previous two months and Twitter lighted up with speculation about his incapacitation or death.

As of late Sunday, there was small info about the third-technology leader’s wellbeing. The guessing game began when Mr. Kim skipped the country’s most vital holiday on April 15, then ratcheted larger right after a South Korean publication described he experienced experienced coronary heart surgery. On Saturday, a Japanese magazine…