TOKYO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday (Nov 14) she was ready to come "face-to-face" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in an effort to build "new, fruitful Japan-North Korea relations".
Takaichi said she "won't rule out any option" in order to make a breakthrough in the unresolved issue of the abduction of Japanese nationals by North Korea in the 1970s-80s.
Takaichi has reached out to Pyongyang for a summit meeting, Kyodo News agency reported last week. US President Donald Trump met the families of the abducted Japanese nationals during his visit to Japan in October. - Reuters
