While North Korea has already this year held summit talks with its neighbors South Korea and China as well as the United States, its leader Kim Jong Un has shown no signs of meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe anytime soon.Instead of merely having no interest in starting dialogue with Japan, Pyongyang has steadfastly lambasted its longtime adversary with the intention of fanning nationalistic sentiments domestically and strengthening ties with Seoul.As Japan-North Korea relations are expected to deteriorate more than ever, Tokyo "should not hope that an Abe-Kim summit will take …READ FULL ARTICLE
