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Trump, During Visit To Japan, Talks Trade And North Korea

The president said he expected Japan to buy lots of new weapons from the U.S., including missile interceptors and new F-35 fighter jets.
President Trump shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace on Monday in Tokyo. / Anadolu Agency / Getty Images

President Trump on Monday pledged to stand by Japan against the "menace" of North Korea and said he hoped the two nations could come to a "free, fair and reciprocal" trade relationship.

At a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace in Tokyo with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the two leaders spoke of trade and security issues and offered condolences over the mass shooting at a church in Texas on Sunday that left at least 26 people dead.

Abe, whose Liberal Democratic Party , has been keen to amend Japan's postwar pacifist constitution to give Tokyo greater

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