Pyongyang has discussed the possibility of a summit between Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the Asahi Shimbun reported on Thursday.
The news follows reports last week that Tokyo had expressed its interest to the North to hold talks.
The Asahi report, citing an unidentified North Korean source, said the leadership of the ruling Korean Workers Party has recently informed senior party officials through briefing papers that a "Japan-North Korea summit would possibly take place in early June."