The Japanese Women's Society for Solidarity with the Korean Women said:

Chairman Kim Jong Un in his New Year Address declared the will to develop the north-south relations and establish new ties between the DPRK and the U.S., and held talks with President Xi Jinping during his visit to China.

We support his New Year Address and warmly congratulate him on his successful China visit.

Fumihiro Himori, chairman of the Japan Committee for the Independent and Peaceful Reunification of Korea, said that the New Year Address of Kim Jong Un and his China visit are giving expectations that the situation in the Korean peninsula will positively develop.

Kenki, Nakamura, chairman of the Japan-Korea Society for Scientific and Educational Interchange, and Kenichi Ueno, co-representative of the Chiba Prefectural Association for Japan-Korea Friendship, said:

The Korean people are advancing the history of socialist Korea, defending peace in Northeast Asia.

The DPRK's efforts for peace and reunification will bring great success. We positively back Chairman Kim Jong Un's New Year Address.