A leaked U.S. diplomatic cable from Tokyo revealed that he was the best and often the sole source of North Korean information for the Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office.
He confirmed a widely believed rumour that Kim had a serious fall from his horse in 1992, breaking his collar bone and lying unconscious for several hours.
[9] According to Fujimoto, he would travel the world for Kim Jong Il, all expenses paid, purchasing Chinese melons, Czech beer, Uzbek caviar, Thai papayas and Danish pork.
[13] Fujimoto also said there is an institute based in Pyongyang staffed by 200 individuals devoted entirely to Kim Jong Il's diet, ensuring he eats the best and most healthy foods.
[16] Fujimoto said he himself later married one of the women at a drunken wedding,[5] where he passed out on cognac and woke to find his pubic hair shaved.
[13] In an interview on Japanese commercial television, he says that Kim Jong Un, then the heir apparent of Jong-il, "knows how to be angry and how to praise.
[3] In March 2001, shortly before he escaped via China to Japan for fear he was being spied upon,[3] he said he presented a videotape to Kim Jong Il of a sea urchin dish from a Japanese television show which he promised he would cook for him.
[citation needed] In June 2012, Fujimoto received an invitation from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and on July 21, 2012, flew to Pyongyang via Beijing.