Japan-Taiwan ties get boost from Taipei mayor s Tokyo visit and closely linked security concerns about China scmp.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from scmp.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Observers say Japan’s prime minister is going to need a political miracle to remain in office after his Liberal Democratic Party suffered an electoral drubbing over the weekend.
Japan wants the return of its nationals abducted by North Korea, while Pyongyang is looking for sanctions relief. However, big hurdles remain to opening lines of communication.
Kishida told Japan's parliament earlier this month that he wants to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim and is personally overseeing high-level discussions with Pyongyang.