**Summit:** North Korea and Japan on the Brink of Historic Summit – Will it Happen?
SEOUL, South Korea – Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida expressed a willingness to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to address longstanding issues between their countries. However, North Korea emphasized that any summit between the two leaders would hinge on Japan’s attitude towards North Korea’s weapons program and past abductions of Japanese nationals. During a parliamentary session, Kishida highlighted the importance of a meeting with Kim to resolve the abduction issue, a major …