North Korea may begin contacts with Japan, sources close to the matter suggested Tuesday, a day after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed willingness to hold a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "without conditions."North Korea has criticized Abe for using the issue of Japanese nationals abducted by the country's agents "for political purposes," but Kim might try to get closer to Japan, a U.S. ally, as talks with U.S. President Donald Trump are deadlocked, the sources said.In early March, the Rodong Sinmun, Pyongyang's most influential newspaper, attributed the collapse of…READ FULL ARTICLE
