The US-North Korean Crisis and Japan's Responsibility

In November 2017, US President Donald Trump visited East Asia. In Japan, the country where he first stopped, he first played half round of golf with Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo as if he and Mr. Abe wished to show this visit was nothing but an expression of peaceful friendship. They talked about the North Korean issue for "a great deal of time". The content of their talks was not disclosed. In the final press conference after the Summit Prime Minister Abe stated that he and President Trump "were in complete agreement as to the measures to be taken upon the analysis of the latest situation of North Korea". He said, "Japan consistently supports the position of President Trump when he says that all options are on the table. Through the talks over two days, I once again strongly reaffirmed that Japan and U. S. are 100 percent together

Political science · Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies