Japanese PM says is ready to meet with Kim Jong-un

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kisida is ready to meet with the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) leader Kim Jong Un "at any time" and "without preconditions", Hirokazu Matsuno, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, told journalists at a regular press conference.

Matsuno emphasized that the Prime Minister continues to convey to the DPRK that he is ready to solve all the existing problems in Japan-North Korea relations and "open the door to a new era" of bilateral relations together.