Japan PM says open to meeting North Korean leader

Kishida reiterated the public offer at the UN General Assembly days after his government publicly announced his willingness for a summit.In a speech from the UN rostrum, Kishida said that Japan was willing to resolve all issues with North Korea -- including Pyongyang's past kidnappings of Japanese civilians to train its spies.

Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFPJapan's former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi paid a landmark visit to Pyongyang while in office in 2002, meeting Kim's father Kim Jong Il and setting out a path to normalize relations in which Japan would offer economic assistance.

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