Japan has conveyed hope to North Korea to hold summit: Prime Minister Takaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday that Japan has already conveyed to North Korea its wish to hold a summit with leader Kim Jong Un to resolve the decades-old issue of Japanese nationals abducted by Pyongyang.At a gathering on the abductions issue in Tokyo, Takaichi, who took office on Oct. 21, said she wants to speak frankly with Kim and "achieve concrete results," adding, "I will do everything during my term to have a breakthrough and resolve the matter."Calling the abductions an issue that puts "the lives of victims and national sovereignty at stake," Takaichi also vowed to work c…READ FULL ARTICLE