True.  But the article is not stating that he was influenced by Japanese ideology, it is stating that he based his ideology on it.  Which is a radical idea. I have not read BR Meyers but I have read Lankov, Cumings and other more well-known and experienced scholars of DPRK who differ significantly with Meyers.  It is an interesting theory  and I&#x27;m sure it will sell books but not the accepted theory by any large group in ROK, Japan, US and certainly not DPRK.