Don't 'underestimate' US, warns Trump as he kicks off Asia tour 11/5/2017 6:45:36 PM Trump and Shinzo Abe, Japans prime minister, enjoy a close personal relationship AFP, November 5, 2017  - President Donald Trump Sunday issued a stern warning that 'no dictator' should underestimate the United States as he kicked off an Asian tour dominated by the North Korea nuclear crisis. Speaking to cheering military personnel at Yokota Air Base just west of Tokyo minutes after landing, Trump donned a bomber jacket and said 'no one, no dictator, no regime and no nation should underestimate... American resolve'. 'Every once in a while in the past, they underestimated us. It was not pleasant for them, was it?' roared Trump. 'We will never yield, never waver and never falter in defence of our people, our freedom and our great American flag.' Trump's marathon trip comes with the North Korea crisis at fever pitch, as US bombers f...

Abe, Trump agree to raise pressure on North Korea: Japan government 10/23/2017 9:17:30 AM   facebook Google+ ► Print U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during the U.N. General Assembly in New York, U.S., September 21, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) OCT. 23, 2017 - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to work together to raise pressure on North Korea, Yasutoshi Nishimura, a deputy chief cabinet secretary, said on Monday. Abe and Trump spoke by telephone after the Japanese premier’s ruling coalition scored a big win in an election on Sunday. Nishimura told reporters that Abe and Trump were planning to play golf together on Nov. 5, when Trump makes his first visit to Japan.