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Japan-North Korea diplomacy
![How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit? How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-21-134435.jpg)
How Likely Is a Japan-North Korea Summit?
By Cao Nguyen Khanh Huyen
Unless Japan can truly offer progress on Pyongyang’s vital concerns, a bilateral summit is unlikely to materialize.
![North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-27-152941.jpg)
North Korea Says Japan’s Prime Minister Offered to Meet With Leader Kim Jong Un Soon
By Hyung-jin Kim and Kim Tong-hyung
Japan acknowledged it has been trying to arrange a bilateral summit but dismissed North Korea’s preconditions for such a meeting as unacceptable.
![Will Kim Jong Un Meet With Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida? Will Kim Jong Un Meet With Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2024-02-27-152941.jpg)
Will Kim Jong Un Meet With Japan’s Prime Minister Kishida?
By Mitch Shin
Amid the stalled nuclear talks between the U.S. and North Korea, Japan seeks to hold a summit meeting with North Korea.
![Japan Pushes for Its Own North Korea Summit Japan Pushes for Its Own North Korea Summit](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-778003.jpg)
Japan Pushes for Its Own North Korea Summit
By Daniel Hurst
Shinzo Abe now says he would meet with Kim Jong Un without any preconditions – a change from Tokyo’s previous position.
![Japan Takes Small Step Toward Diplomacy With North Korea Japan Takes Small Step Toward Diplomacy With North Korea](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-north-korea-handshake.jpg)
Japan Takes Small Step Toward Diplomacy With North Korea
By Daniel Hurst
By stepping back from an annual UN resolution on North Korean human rights, Tokyo is sending a signal to Pyongyang.
![The Second Trump Kim Summit: No Good Option for Japan? The Second Trump Kim Summit: No Good Option for Japan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-trump-kim-hanoi.jpg)
The Second Trump Kim Summit: No Good Option for Japan?
By Yuki Tatsumi
Realistically, the best Japan can hope for is a least-bad outcome.
![The Hanoi Summit: What’s in It for US Allies? The Hanoi Summit: What’s in It for US Allies?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-35077487_1710064965747896_6376607351595597824_o.jpg)
The Hanoi Summit: What’s in It for US Allies?
By Valérie Niquet and Marianne Peron-Doise
In Europe and Asia, U.S. allies will be watching the Trump-Kim summit with interest – and uncertainty.
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