The possibility of North Korea making a (positive) decision increases somewhat if economic assistance is dangled in front of their eyes.
The bilateral talks are interlinked with the multilateral process.
Prime Minister Mori's comment has made it all the more difficult for the two governments to resolve the dispute.
I have the feeling that North Korea will not flatly reject the proposal, since it would not hurt the North to establish a framework for solving problems with Japan.
For business, English and Chinese are obviously the most important languages now. This is a phenomenon that reflects the change of the times.
Japan-North Korea talks would not move forward as long as the six-party talks are stalled.
