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Japanese sushi chef who had cooked for Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il between 1989 and 2001 holds a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 26, 2012. The 65-year-old is known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto.

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Japanese sushi chef who had cooked for Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il between 1989 and 2001 is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 26, 2012. The 65-year-old is known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto.

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Japanese sushi chef who had cooked for Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a newly released book, "Hikisakareta Yakusoku (a torn promise)," by the Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il between 1989 and 2001. The 65-year-old is known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto.

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Japanese sushi chef who had cooked for Kim Jong Il

TOKYO, Japan - The Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il between 1989 and 2001 places his recently published book and a letter into an envelope during a press conference in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Nov. 26, 2012. The 65-year-old, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto, said he will mail them to the current North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, one of the sons of Kim Jong Il.

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Kim Jong Il's chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (R), the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport on Sept. 7, 2012, after leaving Narita airport near Tokyo. Japanese government sources said Fujimoto is apparently heading for North Korea.

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Kim Jong Il's chef

NARITA, Japan - Reporters surround Kenji Fujimoto, the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, as he leaves Narita airport near Tokyo for Beijing on Sept. 7, 2012. He made a two-week visit to North Korea through early August at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, Kim's son and the current North Korean leader.

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Japanese chef for Kim Jong Il arrives home after N. Korea trip

NARITA, Japan - Kenji Fujimoto (C), the personal sushi chef of the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, answers reporters' questions upon arrival at Narita airport from Beijing on Aug. 7, 2012, following a two-week visit to North Korea at the invitation of Kim Jong Un, Kim's son and the current North Korean leader.

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Japanese chef returns from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto, Japanese sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 4, 2012, en route back to Japan, after wrapping up a two-week trip to North Korea. Fujimoto said current leader Kim Jong Un gave him a warm welcome in their first reunion in 11 years and that he also met with the young leader's wife Ri Sol Ju, whom he described as "pretty and charming."

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Japanese chef returns from N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto, Japanese sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, meets journalists upon his arrival at Beijing airport from Pyongyang on Aug. 4, 2012, en route back to Japan, after wrapping up a two-week trip to North Korea. Fujimoto said current leader Kim Jong Un gave him a warm welcome in their first reunion in 11 years and that he also met with the young leader's wife Ri Sol Ju, whom he described as "pretty and charming."

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Kim Jong Il's ex-chef heads to N. Korea

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto, the Japanese sushi chef for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, answers reporters' questions at Beijing airport on July 21, 2012. He left Beijing for Pyongyang on a trip that he said came at the invitation of Kim's third son and current leader Kim Jong Un.

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Kim Jong Il's former sushi chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (C), sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2012, en route to Pyongyang. Fujimoto says he was invited there by Kim Jong Un, the late Kim's son and North Korea's new leader.

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Kim Jong Il's former sushi chef

BEIJING, China - Kenji Fujimoto (C), sushi chef to the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, arrives at Beijing's international airport on July 20, 2012, en route to Pyongyang. Fujimoto says he was invited there by Kim Jong Un, the late Kim's son and North Korea's new leader.

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Japanese who cooked for Kim family heads to N. Korea again

NARITA, Japan - Kenji Fujimoto answers a reporter's questions at Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2012, before leaving for Beijing on his way to North Korea. The Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for more than a decade said he is going to North Korea again at the invitation of its new leader Kim Jong Un.

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Japanese who cooked for Kim family heads to N. Korea again

NARITA, Japan - Kenji Fujimoto leaves Narita airport near Tokyo on July 20, 2012, for Beijing on his way to North Korea. The Japanese sushi chef who cooked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il for more than a decade said he is going to North Korea again at the invitation of Pyongyang's new leader Kim Jong Un.

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Japanese chef for late N. Korean leader returns from Pyongyang

A Japanese sushi chef, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto, is surrounded by reporters at Beijing's international airport on June 28, 2016, after returning from a trip to Pyongyang. Although Fujimoto said he planned to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un upon his departure to Pyongyang in late May, he did not disclose if he had met with Kim during the trip. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese chef leaves for Pyongyang

A Japanese chef, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto, is to leaves Beijing for Pyongyang on May 31, 2016. Fujimoto, who worked for former North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, said he plans to meet with the present leader Kim Jong Un while staying in the country until late June. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim says N. Korea has no plans to wage war on U.S.

A Japanese sushi chef, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto who said he had dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Fujimoto, who worked for Kim's late father, quoted the current leader as saying he has no intention of waging war against the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kim says N. Korea has no plans to wage war on U.S.

A Japanese sushi chef, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto who said he had dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un recently, gives an interview to Kyodo News in Tokyo on April 27, 2016. Fujimoto, who worked for Kim's late father, quoted the current leader as saying he has no intention of waging war against the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Personal chef of late N. Korean leader meets Kim Jong Un

A Japanese cook known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto, who worked for the late North Korean leader Kim Jong Il, meets with reporters at Beijing's international airport on April 25, 2016. Fujimoto, who was on his way home to Japan from North Korea, said he had met current leader Kim Jong Un during his visit to Pyongyang but declined to elaborate. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Japanese chef for ex-N. Korean leader opens restaurant in Pyongyang

Undated photo shows a Japanese sushi chef, known by the alias Kenji Fujimoto, who worked for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's late father for more than a decade. Fujimoto opened his own restaurant called Takahashi, in a department store in Pyongyang, people with knowledge of the matter said Feb. 17, 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo