TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has signaled that he is ready to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un without preconditions, a shift likely prompted by U.S. President Donald Trump's more conciliatory line on Pyongyang.
Abe and Trump discussed Monday the North's launch of short-range projectiles into the Sea of Japan last week. After the phone call, the prime minister told reporters that "I myself must meet face to face with Chairman Kim unconditionally."
