Japan to make "appropriate responses" to North Korea's quake message

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said Monday that Japan will "make the appropriate responses" to North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's message of sympathy sent after a deadly earthquake that struck the Noto Peninsula on New Year's Day.Speaking at a parliamentary session, Kishida did not elaborate further on how he will address the rare message from Kim, but did reiterate his eagerness to resolve the long-standing issue of North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals in the 1970s and 1980s.Kishida also repeated he will take the lead in promoting high-level negotiations to bring about a summit with…READ FULL ARTICLE