Twenty years ago this week, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made history by meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the first-ever summit between the two countries.
But what was expected to be a major turning point in North Korea-Japan relations instead launched a new crisis that has defined bilateral relations between the two neighbors ever since.
Twenty years ago this week, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi made history by meeting North Korean leader Kim Jong Il in the first-ever summit between the two countries.
But what was expected to be a major turning point in North Korea-Japan relations instead launched a new crisis that has defined bilateral relations between the two neighbors ever since.
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