North Korea Open to Japan Summit But Differences Remain Over Weapons and Abductions
• North Korea said Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida offered to meet with leader Kim Jong Un soon • North Korea said a summit would depend on Tokyo accepting its weapons program and not dwelling on past abductions of Japanese • Kishida said meeting Kim is crucial to resolve the abduction issue that has long been a sticking point • Kim Jong Un's sister Kim Yo Jong said there can be no progress as long as Japan interferes over weapons tests and abductions • North Korea and Japan last held a leader summit in 2004 between Kim Jong Il and Junichiro Koizumi