Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?

With record low approval ratings, Kishida is like a gambler who already has lost too much. He’s hoping to win big and take it all back by holding a summit meeting with Kim and buying back a couple of abductees with a promise of massive economic aid to the dictator.

Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?

Because Japan's American handlers told them to.

Simple, it's the logic and smart thing to do.

The photo of so called soldiers definitely don't look like warriors to me !

A failure to provide any tangible wins from engaging with a nuclear-armed state that has continued to launch missiles into waters surrounding Japan could hurt Kishida's already low domestic approval ratings.

Got that right !

Zero tangible wins

I think the Japanese public want defense of Japan but don't want to run around the world with the US military trying to be world police

Kishida is circling the drain

North Korea has so far been non-committal on Kishida's repeated calls for a summit.

Hardly.

Both sides have their preconditions which they won’t back down from…

the purpose of the visit is completely different. and they won’t tell us about it. Kisida needs to stop by the seven-eleven store and buy a beskit cake in order to drink tea

BertieWoosterApr. 13 07:43 pm JST

Why is Japan seeking a summit with nuclear-armed North Korea?

Because Japan's American handlers told them to.

Well that is an interesting theory. What, prey tell, is the message?