What the few who have met Kim say about him

The young Kim knew all about the hostility between his homeland and Fujimoto's, from decades of Japanese colonial rule, says A Japanese sushi chef

He was treated like a petulant prince as a child. He forgave the family’s sushi chef for disloyalty. He loved basketball and owned many pairs of Nikes as a student in Switzerland.
 
The details are among the few known about the reclusive North Korean leader, Kim Jong-un, 34, who met with South Korean officials for the first time this week — and may meet with President Trump in the next two months.
 
Kim remains an enigma. He is thought to have ordered the executions of disloyal subordinates including his own uncle. But a handful of acquaintances including former