It is the stuff like this that we do not hear about that shows us that North Korea is serious about joining the rest of the world. From The Korea Times:
North Korea launches team to mend ties with Japan: report
North Korea has put together a team to negotiate with Japan, which itself is seeking direct talks to settle various issues, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing sources familiar with bilateral relations.
Kyodo said the negotiating team was apparently established sometime between April and the historic U.S.-North Korea summit on June 12. If the report is true, the team is a visible indicator North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is interested in exploring dialogue with Tokyo in the midst of a rapid change in the geopolitics of the Korean Peninsula.
"North Korea decided earlier this year that mending ties with Japan would become a future objective if it moves to improve ties with the United States, South Korea and China," the news outlet quoted a source as saying.
Baby steps. Looks like President Trump has opened a dialog with North Korea and is giving them the opportunity to rejoin the rest of the world while still maintaining 'face'. There have been no more missile tests (flying over Japan and Guam). No more nuclear bomb tests. Their primary missile launch facility is being dismantled. US Soldiers' remains from the 1950's Korean War are being returned. Looks like they are serious.
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