Japan forced to reconsider "pressure" policy toward North Korea

Japan has reached a turning point in deciding whether it will continue to advocate "pressure" on North Korea, as its close ally, the United States, has leaned toward dialogue with Pyongyang.Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has reiterated in recent years, back when North Korea was still ratcheting up tensions, that maintaining "pressure" on Pyongyang is vital to compel it to discard its nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.But Abe has been forced to withdraw his signature policy toward North Korea in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump's pledge to refrain from using the word "maximum…READ FULL ARTICLE