Abe, Pence vow to keep pressure on North Korea over nuclear ambition

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence agreed Wednesday to work closely with each other and with South Korea to maximize pressure on North Korea to abandon its nuclear and missile development programs."It's extremely significant that Mr. Pence and I showed to the world the unshakable bond of the Japan-U.S. alliance, when the Asia-Pacific region is drawing the international community's attention just before the Pyeongchang Olympics," Abe said at a joint press conference after their talks in his office in Tokyo.Abe and Pence are scheduled to visit South Korea later in th…READ FULL ARTICLE