FILE - Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a parliamentary session of House of Councilors in Tokyo, Monday, March 18, 2024. North Korea said Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Kim’s sister and senior official, Kim Yo Jong, made the comments in a state media dispatch Monday, March 25, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP, File)
This photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, visits canteen during his visit to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division, in North Korea on March 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
FILE - In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, supervises artillery firing drills in North Korea Thursday, March 7, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)
This photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, is surrounded by solders during his visit to his top tank group, the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division, in North Korea on March 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, left, and Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki, right, attend a parliamentary session of House of Councilors in Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2024. North Korea said Monday that Prime Minister Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the North urged Japan to show sincerity toward improving bilateral ties and realizing their countries’ first summit in about 20 years.(Kyodo News via AP)
This photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, inspects his top tank group, the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Tank Division, in North Korea on March 24, 2024. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted in this image distributed by the North Korean government. The content of this image is as provided and cannot be independently verified. Korean language watermark on image as provided by source reads: "KCNA" which is the abbreviation for Korean Central News Agency. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attends a parliamentary session of House of Councilors in Tokyo, Monday, March 25, 2024. North Korea said Monday that Japanese Prime Minister Kishida has proposed a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, as the North urged Japan to show sincerity toward improving bilateral ties and realizing their countries’ first summit in about 20 years.(Kyodo News via AP)