PHOTOs RELEASED ON MAY 11, 2016, BY THE NORTH KOREAN GOVERNMENT VIA KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY (KCNA) AND KOREA NEWS SERVICE (KNS), JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION; AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS HANDOUT PHOTO TO BE USED SOLELY TO ILLUST
In this combination of photos distributed on Wednesday, May 11, 2016, by the North Korean government, elected members and candidates of the Politburo of the North Korean Workers' Party pose for a photo at the Workers' Party congress. North Korean state media on Wednesday released high-resolution mug shots of more than two dozen top officials, including leader Kim Jong Un, that appear to be missing something Pyongyang-watchers have come to expect: signs of retouching. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP) JAPAN OUT UNTIL 14 DAYS AFTER THE DAY OF TRANSMISSION