Japan might also be in line to nail down a summit with the DPRK. Japanese media are reporting, quoting unidentified sources and briefing papers in the DPRK, that Kim Jong Un is discussing the possibility of a bilateral summit with Japan. The briefing papers hinted the summit could be in early June. The Japanese government said they have been in touch with the DPRK but refused to offer specifics. The country's Foreign Minister Taro Kono said the outlook for an Abe-Kim summit will depend on how the earlier summits play out.