Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attend a joint press conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Donald Trump described North Korea's nuclear missile programme as a "threat" to the world on a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis.
Evan Vucci, Associated Press fileIn this June 30, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump, right, meets with South Korean President Moon Jae-in in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 30, 2017. President Donald Trump visits South Korea on Tuesday on the second leg of his first official Asian tour. While Trump will be looking to use his trip to strengthen Washington’s alliance with Seoul and reaffirm their joint push to maximize pressure on North Korea over its nuclear program, he will also be faced with several thorny issues weighing on the relationship.
Ahn Young-joon, Associated Press fileIn this Aug. 10, 2017, file photo, a man watches a television screen showing U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un during a news program at the Seoul Train Station in Seoul, South Korea. The only way to locate and destroy with complete certainty all components of North Korea's nuclear weapons program is through a ground invasion. That blunt assessment from the Pentagon is in response to a letter from two Democratic congressmen asking about casualty assessments in a conflict with North Korea.
Pool / Kazuhiro Nogikazuhiro Nogi, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump waves as he boards a helicopter at Yokota Air Base in Fussa, Tokyo prefecture on Nov. 5, 2017. Trump warned on November 5 that "no dictator, no regime" should underestimate the US, as he kicked off an Asian tour likely to be dominated by the threat posed by North Korea.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump greets US troops after speaking during an event with US military personnel at Yokota Air Base at Fussa in Tokyo on Nov. 5, 2017. Trump touched down in Japan on November 5, kicking off the first leg of a high-stakes Asia tour set to be dominated by soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Eugene Hoshiko, The Associated PressU.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech to the U.S. military personnel and members of Japan Defense Forces upon his arrival at the U.S. Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017 .
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump (centre L) and First Lady Melania Trump (centre R) walk through an honour cordon as they arrive at Yokota Air Base at Fussa in Tokyo on November 5, 2017. Trump touched down in Japan on November 5, kicking off the first leg of a high-stakes Asia tour set to be dominated by soaring tensions with nuclear-armed North Korea.
Andrew Harnik, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump holds up a hat that he and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed that reads "Donald and Shinzo, Make Alliance Even Greater" at Kasumigaseki Country Club, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017, in Kawagoe, Japan. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Ahn Young-joon, The Associated PressAnti-war protesters wearing cutouts of U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, right, march after a rally demanding peace of the Korean peninsula near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. Trump will arrive in South Korea on Nov. 7 for a two-day visit to hold a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Doug Mills, Pool Photo via APU.S. President Donald Trump, fifth from right, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, fifth from left, sit at a table during a luncheon at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Andrew Harnik, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump gestures during a meeting with U.S. and Japanese Business Leaders at the U.S. Ambassador's residence, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Tokyo. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
Ahn Young-joon, The Associated PressSouth Korean protesters against North Korea stage a rally welcoming the visit by U.S. President Donald Trump near the U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Trump is scheduled to arrive in South Korea on Nov. 7 for a two-day visit to hold a summit with South Korean President Moon Jae-in.
Ahn Young-joon, The Associated PressSouth Korean protesters against North Korea stage a rally welcoming the planned visit by U.S. President Donald Trump as an anti-U.S. protester passes by near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Trump will arrive in South Korea on Nov. 7 for a two-day visit to hold a meeting with South Korean President Moon Jae-in. The sign held by the protester reads: "War maniac." (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
Shizuo Kambayashi, The Associated PressU.S. first lady Melania Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie, center left, are greeted by schoolchildren as they visit Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Shizuo Kambayashi, The Associated PressU.S. first lady Melania Trump uses a brush to write Japanese words "Peace" watched by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie, right, as they attend a calligraphy class of the 4th grader at Kyobashi Tsukiji Elementary School in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Shizuo Kambayashi, The Associated PressU.S. first lady Melania Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie pose for photographers before a lunch at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Kazuhiro Nogi/Pool Photo via APU.S. President Donald Trump, center, holds a summit meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 6, 2017.
Andrew Harnik, The Associated PressPresident Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, speak at a joint news conference at the Akasaka Palace, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Tokyo. Trump is on a five country trip through Asia traveling to Japan, South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines.
U.S. President Donald Trump, fourth from right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe while meeting with families of Japanese abducted by North Korea in Tokyo Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. They are, from left in front row, Hitomi Soga, Shigeo Iizuka, Abe's wife Akie, Abe, Trump, U.S. first lady Melania, Sakie Yokota and Akihiro Arimura.
Pool / Shizuo Kambayashishizuo Kambayashi, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump delivers a speech at the opening of a welcome dinner hosted by Abe at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Donald Trump described North Korea's nuclear missile programme as a "threat" to the world on a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis.
Fred Dufour, AFP/Getty ImagesFramed photographs of Chinese President Xi Jinping (C), US President Donald Trump (L) and former US president Barack Obama (R) are displayed in a photo shop in Beijing on Nov. 6, 2017. Donald Trump arrives in China on November 8, which is the third stop of his tour in Asia.
Toru Hanai, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump (L) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) feed koi fish during a welcoming ceremony in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
Pool / Ping Maping Ma, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - US First Lady Melania Trump poses with 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
Pool / Ping Maping Ma, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - US First Lady Melania Trump (C) waves after attending a calligraphy class with 4th graders at the Kyobashi Tsukiji elementary school in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. President Donald Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump attends a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
Pool / Toru Hanaitoru Hanai, AFP/Getty ImagesTOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe walk before their working lunch at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
Str / China Outstr, AFP/Getty ImagesA Chinese employee makes US national flags at a factory in Wuyi in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Nov. 6, 2017. US President Donald Trump arrives in China on November 8, which is the third stop of his tour in Asia.
Str / China Outstr, AFP/Getty ImagesA Chinese employee makes US national flags at a factory in Wuyi in China's eastern Zhejiang province on Nov. 6, 2017. US President Donald Trump arrives in China on November 8, which is the third stop of his tour in Asia.
Pool / David Mareuildavid Mareuil, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump leaves Akasaka State Guesthouse following a welcoming ceremony and meeting with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, and abductees and families of abductees by North Korea, in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
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Pool / Kimimasa Mayamakimimasa Mayama, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania meet abductees and families of abductees by North Korea with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Abe's wife Akie at Hagoromo Room at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6 2017.
Pool / Kimimasa Mayamakimimasa Mayama, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump (C) and First Lady Melania (centre R) meet abductees and families of abductees by North Korea with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Abe's wife Akie in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017.
Pool / Kiyoshi Otakiyoshi Ota, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) shake hands after a joint press conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Donald Trump described North Korea's nuclear missile programme as a "threat" to the world on a trip to Asia dominated by the crisis.
Jim Watson, AFP/Getty ImagesUS President Donald Trump gestures during a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at Akasaka Palace at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017. Trump lashed out at the US trade relationship with Japan, saying it was "not fair and open", as he prepared for formal talks with his Japanese counterpart.
Jung Yeon-je, AFP/Getty ImagesSouth Korean protestors hold a banner showing a caricature of US President Donald Trump during an anti-US rally in front of the US embassy in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2017 ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea. Trump will arrive in Seoul on November 7, on a leg of his first trip to Asia.
Jung Yeon-je, AFP/Getty ImagesSouth Korean protestors perform a 'three-steps one-bow' during an anti-US rally in front of the US embassy in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2017 ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea. Trump will arrive in Seoul on November 7, on a leg of his first trip to Asia.
Jung Yeon-je, AFP/Getty ImagesSouth Korean conservative activists hold signs reading "Kim Jong-Un Out!", "Welcome President Trump," during a pro-US rally near the US embassy in Seoul on Nov. 6, 2017 ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to South Korea. Trump will arrive in Seoul on November 7, on a leg of his first trip to Asia.
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US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) attend a joint press conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2017.
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Facing tumult at home, Trump sets out on lengthy Asia trip. The 12-day, five-country trip is the longest Far East itinerary for a president in a generation.