Pence in Japan: The Goal Is to Denuclearize North Korea

Pence in Japan: The Goal Is to Denuclearize North Korea
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe review an honor guard before their meeting at Abe's official residence in Tokyo, Japan, Feb. 7, 2018. Reuters/Toru Hanai
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TOKYO—U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said on Wednesday Washington stands “shoulder to shoulder” with Japan and other allies as it seeks to achieve the goal of denuclearizing North Korea.

Pence, in Tokyo on his way to the Winter Olympics in South Korea, was speaking at the start of talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe that were expected to showcase the U.S.-Japan security alliance in the face of the North Korean threat.