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North Korea says Japan's prime minister proposed summit with leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea is considering a summit with Japan after a proposal from the Japanese Prime Minister, aiming to improve bilateral ties.
Japan's desire for a meeting with North Korea's leader is interpreted as an attempt to boost approval ratings at home and weaken Tokyo-Seoul-Washington security cooperation.
Past abductions of Japanese citizens by North Korea and opposition to North's weapons testing activities remain obstacles to improved relations between the two countries.

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The Hindu

Japan Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed summit with Kim Jong Un: North Korea

North Korea said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

1 month ago·India

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The Independent

Japanese prime minister asks to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un ‘as soon as possible’

North Korea says Japan’s prime minister Fumio Kishida has requested to meet Kim Jong Un “as soon as possible” in what would be the first summit between the two countries’ leaders in about two decades.

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom

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NDTV

Japan PM Fumio Kishida Has Requested Summit With Kim Jong Un: North Korea

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's powerful sister said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has requested a summit with her brother, adding any meeting was unlikely without a policy shift by Tokyo. "Kishida recently conveyed his wish to meet with the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea at the earliest date possible," Kim Yo Jong said in a statement carried by the official Korean Cent…

1 month ago·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

North Korea says Japan's prime minister offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon

North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has offered to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un soon but stressed that prospects for any summit would depend on

1 month ago·United States

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abc News

North Korea says Japan's prime minister proposed summit with leader Kim Jong Un

North Korea says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un

1 month ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

North Korea says Japan's Kishida showed intention to meet Kim Jong Un recently

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea's Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said on Monday that Japanese Prime Fumio Kishida recently conveyed his intention to meet the North Korean leader soon through "another channel", state media KCNA reported. Read full story

1 month ago·Malaysia

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