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Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Monday he was ready to meet North Korean leader Kim JongUn (in Hangul 김정은, in Hanja 金正恩, in English Kim Jong-Un) is a North Korean political to try to resolve the issue of kidnappings of Japanese citizens in the 60s and 70s. citing Reuters.

"I am determined to meet face to face with Kim Jong UnKim Jong Un (in Hangul 김정은, in Hanja 金正恩, in English Kim Jong-Un) is North Korean political, without any preconditions," Kishida told a meeting in Tokyo.

In 2002, Pyongyang admitted to kidnapping 13 Japanese citizens decades earlier. Five abductees and their families later returned to Japan, saying the others had died.

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However, Tokyo believes 17 Japanese citizens have been kidnapped and continues to investigate the fate of those who have not returned, according to Japanese media.

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