Jiwon Kim is Japan lead at Korea Future, a human rights organization focused on North Korea.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has repeatedly expressed strong interest in holding a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
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The comments of Kim Yo Jong and other key figures in the North Korean leadership show that there is an underlying interest in resuming high-level contact with Japan. © Reuters
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