09:2913/07/2009The ailing leader has made just two public appearances since reportedly suffering a stroke last August. Most recently Kim was shown on the country's Central Television on July 8 looking gaunt at a ceremony in Pyongyang to mark the death of his father, Kim Il-sung.
The report comes days after Japan's TBS television said Kim had been diagnosed with a "serious disorder" of the pancreas.
According to TBS he is receiving treatment at his home in Wonsan, on North Korea's southeastern coast.
South Korean Unification Ministry, Chun Hae-sung, was cited by Yonhap as saying "I have no information" on the reports.
The 67-year-old leader is expected to hand over power to his youngest son Kim Jong-un.
Kim Jong-un, now 25, was born to Kim Jong-il's third wife, Ko Yong-hi, who died of breast cancer at the age of 51 in 2004. According to Yonhap, the youngest of Kim's three sons, Jong-un was educated at the International School of Berne and is a fan of NBA basketball.
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