N Korea at crossroads

Abe signals interest in meeting Kim after failed Hanoi summit

Japan sees opening for progress on abduction issue

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe spoke with reporters on Feb. 28 following a phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump. © Reuters

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer
March 1, 2019 02:52 JST

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday signaled a willingness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the past abduction of Japanese nationals by Pyongyang following the latter's collapsed nuclear talks with the U.S.

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