Trump's renewed outreach to Kim raises prospects of new talks

CommentJapan and South Korea risk being sidelined in US-North Korea diplomacySecurity experts say momentum is growing for renewed talks between North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S President Donald Trump. (Nikkei montage/Source photos by AP and KCNA/Kyodo)HIROYUKI AKITAJuly 22, 2026 10:47 JSTTOKYO -- As the world's attention remains focused on the fighting between the U.S. and Iran, interest in the North Korean issue has faded. Yet there are signs that momentum is building for a restart of top-level negotiations between Washington and Pyongyang.