At any rate, TLR and All, Japanese press tonight (Mainichi, Yomiuri, etc) said that they basically just presented their prospective, differing positions without further comment or respective reply, and left it at that. That there is nothing left to talk about. Nothing is even sure if they will talk tomorrow and the next day.
The DPRK wants bilaterals with the US, one on one, obviously they want all the cash and rice and stuff that Uncle Sugar will usually give, and of course a Peace Treaty, and removal of US troops from the South (I am sure General MacArthur sleeps reallllly well in his grave over that one) /sarc. Uncle Sugar (Uncle Sap?) on the other hand says (probably) "OK, OK, you can have all those in due time--just work with us here, will you?-- it has to be through our clever appeasement process known as the Six Party talks, essentially a charade, but we won't talk to you one-one-one, but will only kowtow and appease as part of a six member group in Beijing, just like last time. OK? OK? Pretty please? (now, bring on the Taedonggang Beer and kimpmujo girls....)"