Japan Says It Won't Fall For North Korean 'Charm Offensive'

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan, President Moon Jae-in of South Korea and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence meet in Pyeongchang, South Korea, site of the 2018 Winter Games.

SCMP: Japan confident US is still holding firm on North Korea despite Vice-President Pence’s dialogue offer

The Japanese government has repeatedly said no dialogue should be held with Pyongyang until it agrees to make changes to its policies on nuclear weapon and missile development

Senior Japanese officials said on Tuesday Japan and the United States continue to share the same stance on North Korea even after US Vice-President Mike Pence expressed readiness to talk with Pyongyang without preconditions in a newspaper interview.

The Washington Post quoted Pence on Monday as saying on his way home from the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics in South Korea that while the United States will continue to maximise

diplomatic and economic pressure on North Korea, if you want to talk, we’ll talk.

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