Pyongyang says Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to meet Kim Jong Un. Relations between the two countries are tense due to several problems.

Tokyo has at least 17 kidnapped and suspects dozens of other disappearances of being the work of North Korean services. Analysts say the issue could hamper progress toward a Kim-Kishida summit. The France 24 summary of the week invites you to look back at the news that marked the week I subscribe to the France 24 application.