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Kishida grateful to N Korean leader for quake sympathy message

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I, for one, would not have responded. Kishida grovelled.

-7 ( +10 / -17 )

The fat waste of space must want something.

Ignore him.

5 ( +14 / -9 )

No. Acknowledging his presence will simply embolden him - kinda like your drunk uncle at the party.

-3 ( +8 / -11 )

Thank you for your wishes. Now please stop firing missiles in our direction and constantly threatening war.

9 ( +15 / -6 )

Kindly ignore the fat rocket boy.

1 ( +11 / -10 )

This is quite wonderful. A moment of Humanity. Maybe because he knows Trump will be president again and Kim anticipates good relations with Japan. To all the naysays, walk a mile in Kims shoes. Though the drunk uncle comment made me literally laugh out loud. Thank you Laguna san :)

-1 ( +7 / -8 )

And to all the English teachers living in Japan, I apologize for my mistake. *Kim's shoes. O Genki de.

-5 ( +3 / -8 )

Japan should start buying NK weapons, like cruise missiles for example. Much be much cheaper than US counterparts, but more importantly it'll let market forces help solve the diplomatic problems!

Then Pres. Kim can buy Japanese stuff with his Yen and boom, relationships trending in a positive direction!

Of course, hardcore hawks like having bad guy NK, but clearly a new approach needed. NK has SO MANY New military capabilities since Feb 2022 from Russia and China, catalyst of course, US NATO Ukraine Proxy War!

-10 ( +5 / -15 )

In the 2000s, Japan traded well and interacted with North Korea until America ordered sanctions against North Korea and a stop to trade. And from that moment on, the relationship began to deteriorate every day. I myself was often in Japan during these years and saw how it all ended in an instant. Now the question is who benefited from this? I think only the country on whose orders Japan stopped all contacts. History is repeating itself, apparently.

-3 ( +8 / -11 )

What an idiot acknowledging the regime. Should have told him to shove his hollow sympathy.

0 ( +9 / -9 )

With the endless need for World Peace…PM Kishidas cordial response was the sign of a statesman. The American/ WEF and globalist lust to control the world will result in horror beyond imagining. Japan is its own nation and being a puppet of America will serve no positive purpose for Japan!

-2 ( +7 / -9 )

The American/ WEF and globalist lust to control the world will result in horror beyond imagining. Japan is its own nation and being a puppet of America will serve no positive purpose for Japan!

Bingo! There's Good Reason BRICS growing like wildfire, more than 80% of world's population has joined, applied to join or has expressed strong interest in doing so.

Why? Non-Domestic Interference Partnership = BRICS

Majority World's fed up with US Global destabilization in its MANY Forms Now Putting All at Risk of WW III

-4 ( +4 / -8 )

It’s seems to me that Kishida is trying to use Kim’s message to boost his and LDP’s record low approval ratings, hoping for a breakthrough like a summit meeting with the Dear Leader.

-6 ( +2 / -8 )

Start Talking, because the other alternatives will NOT be pleasant.

4 ( +9 / -5 )

To Kim,

"Thank you, kind Lil Kim. For the first time ever, you have shown your gratitude towards us, instead of attempting to fire at us. Maybe from now on, you can do that, talk to us instead of shooting deadly weapons our way. It would be a better way to make friends. Talking is much more effective than shooting. I don't know if they taught you that in fat boy camp, but it is true. Hugs, not slugs, bruther. See you at the next DMZ meet up. Your BFF, Kish. And oh by the way, your sister is hot. Is she seeing anyone?"

From, Kish

-2 ( +3 / -5 )

Understand the comments that trying to communicate with a real life villain madman maybe indeed futile. But any gesture or words of kindness, no matter from who, you should respond accordingly. Kishida just showing a bit of class and rising above the politics for a bit. Nothing wrong with that at all. You never know, this could be Kim’s only way of reaching out. Would be nice if Asia stopped planning to blow itself up after all.

2 ( +4 / -2 )

Sort of odd to accept earthquake condolences from someone who states on other days they want to nuke you.

I mean what is that?

4 ( +7 / -3 )

Hi Fatty! How Do You Do? Come Over Any Time! To Stop Buildings Falling!

-3 ( +1 / -4 )

Like it or not it was a good message from NK..

Get over it..

-1 ( +4 / -5 )

You kidding me? Wow, Kish has no backbone.

-3 ( +1 / -4 )

Better talking and platitudes than the alternative!

More detente please!

4 ( +4 / -0 )

The good news is it seems all of Pres. Kim's kids are girls, so likely a more peaceful path soon. Wide hips, short fingers, that's a girly man to be sure!

-7 ( +0 / -7 )

Kindness begets kindness and Kim extended his hand to a grieving Nation that’s what political maturity means. And PM Kishida acknowledge the gesture. That’s how peace works.

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CephusToday  02:57 pm JST

Kindness begets kindness and Kim extended his hand to a grieving Nation that’s what political maturity means. And PM Kishida acknowledge the gesture. That’s how peace works.

So TRUE & So NOT Appreciated by radical unelected special interest globalists & their Corps to include media, that pursue destabilization in its many forms including conflict in order to pursue their POWER agenda, to include higher profits, interest rates & inflation, etc.!

-4 ( +1 / -5 )

Any sort of empathy, well wishes, regards, etc are welcome, regardless.

War mongers, take your wars home, fight them in your countries, East Asia don't need any of it.

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OKuniyoshiFeb. 4 06:42 pm JST

War mongers, take your wars home, fight them in your countries, East Asia don't need any of it.

Going to be tough to tell China and to some extent NK to get out of Asia.

-1 ( +0 / -1 )

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