Japan, S. Korea to work on summit at "appropriate time": Kishida

Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida speaks to reporters after having talks with his South Korean counterpart Yun Byung Se in Tokyo on June 21, 2015. The two countries commemorate the 50th anniversary of the normalization of bilateral ties on June 22 as they try to mend relations strained over World War II-related issues, including "comfort women," a euphemism in Japan for women procured to work in wartime brothels for the Imperial Japanese Army. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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