Biden's North Korea envoy to visit Seoul for talks including Japan

Sung Kim not expected to meet with officials from Pyongyang during 5-day trip

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U.S. President Joe Biden introducing State Department official Sung Kim, right, as a special envoy for North Korea during a joint news conference with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on May 21. © Reuters

YOSUKE ONCHI, Nikkei staff writer

SEOUL -- The new U.S. envoy for North Korea, Sung Kim, is expected to arrive in Seoul on Saturday ahead of a three-way meeting that includes Japan, a South Korean Foreign Ministry official said Wednesday.

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