US President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with families of Japanese abducted by North Korea in Tokyo on Monday. They are, from left in front row, Hitomi Soga, Shigeo Iizuka, Abe's wife Akie, Abe, Trump, US first lady Melania, Sakie Yokota and Akihiro Arimura. (AP photo)TOKYO: Declaring that North Korea was “a threat to the civilised world”, President Donald Trump vowed Monday in Japan that the United States “will not stand” for Pyongyang menacing America or its allies. Abe, who has taken a more hawkish view on North Korea than some of his predecessors, agreed with Trump's assessment that “all options on the table” when dealing with Kim Jong Un and announced new sanctions against several dozen North Korea individuals. North Korea has acknowledged apprehending 13 Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s, but claims they all died or have been released.

Source: Bangkok Post November 06, 2017 08:15 UTC