{"id":56555,"date":"2017-11-05T20:14:15","date_gmt":"2017-11-05T20:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/05\/in-japan-trump-to-try-to-put-human-face-on-north-korean-menace\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T14:03:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:03:51","slug":"in-japan-trump-to-try-to-put-human-face-on-north-korean-menace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/05\/in-japan-trump-to-try-to-put-human-face-on-north-korean-menace\/","title":{"rendered":"In Japan, Trump to try to put human face on North Korean menace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TOKYO \u2014 After easing into his Asian debut with golf and a taste of home, President Donald Trump is trying to put a human face on North Korea\u2019s menace, hearing from anguished families of Japanese citizens snatched by Pyongyang\u2019s agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump\u2019s meeting Monday promises to elevate these heart-wrenching tales of loss to the international stage as he hopes to pressure North Korea to end its provocative behavior toward American allies in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea has acknowledged apprehending 13 Japanese in the 1970s and 1980s, but claims all those captives have died or been released. But in Japan, where grieving relatives of the abducted have become a symbol of heartbreak on the scale of American POW families, the government insists nearly 50 people were taken \u2014 and believes some may be alive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump has delivered harsh denunciations of the renegade North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, belittling him as \u201cLittle Rocket Man\u201d and threatening to rain \u201cfire and fury\u201d on his country if the belligerence continues. But Trump also has begun highlighting the plight of the North Koreans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think they\u2019re great people. They\u2019re industrious. They\u2019re warm, much warmer than the world really knows or understands,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One while flying to Japan on Sunday. \u201cAnd I hope it all works out for everybody.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1005\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309244008517.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309244008517.jpg.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309244008517.jpg.jpg?resize=300,201 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309244008517.jpg.jpg?resize=768,515 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309244008517.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,686 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">U.S. President Donald Trump delivers a speech to U.S. military personnel upon his arrival at the U.S. Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo, Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017. (Eugene Hoshiko\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also on the agenda during Trump\u2019s second day in Asia: an audience with Emperor Akihito, a sit-down with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a state dinner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Korea is the critical issue looming over Trump\u2019s 12-day, five-country trip that will include direct talks with Trump\u2019s Chinese and Russian counterparts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Washington, a new analysis emerged from the Pentagon saying that a ground invasion of North Korea is the only way to locate and destroy, with complete certainty, all components of Kim\u2019s nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/USA?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#USA<\/a>!\u201d shouts the troops in Yokota, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Japan?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Japan<\/a> as <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> starts talk with military service members. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/POTUSinAsia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#POTUSinAsia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MjzPUuq3tm\">pic.twitter.com\/MjzPUuq3tm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; U.S. Pacific Command (@PacificCommand) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PacificCommand\/status\/926995424120004609?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2017<\/a><\/blockquote>\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is the most bleak assessment,\u201d said U.S. Sen. 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A rear admiral on the Joint Staff responded on behalf of the Defense Department, and said the amount of casualties would differ depending on the advance warning and the ability of U.S. and South Korea forces to counter North Korean attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2017\/11\/05\/bleak-assessment-of-toll-of-destroying-north-korea-nukes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP17309169693041.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">&#8216;Bleak&#8217; assessment of toll of destroying North Korea nukes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A ground invasion of North Korea is the only way to locate and destroy, with complete certainty, all components of leader Kim Jong Un\u2019s nuclear weapons program, according to a Pentagon official.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Feinstein said she was pleased that America\u2019s top diplomat, Rex Tillerson, was on the Asia trip. \u201cI think if he will stay the course and use diplomacy the way diplomacy can be used, that it might be possible to work something out. The worst alternative is a war, which could become nuclear,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe welcomed Trump on Sunday with an effusive display of friendship that will now give way to high-stakes diplomacy. The two leaders, who have struck up an unlikely but easy rapport, shared a casual lunch and played nine holes at the Kasumigaseki Country Club, joined by professional golfer Hideki Matsuyama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe was one of the first world leaders to court President-elect Trump. The prime minister was the first to call after the 2016 election, and rushed to New York days later to meet Trump and present him with a pricey, gold Honma golf driver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two men also met on the sidelines of an international summit in Italy this spring and Trump hosted Abe in Florida. White House officials said Trump has spoken with Abe by phone more than any world leader, aside from British Prime Minister Theresa May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe relationship is really extraordinary. We like each other and our countries like each other,\u201d Trump said before dinner with Abe, who for this meal did show Trump traditional cuisine with a teppanyaki dinner. \u201cAnd I don\u2019t think we\u2019ve ever been closer to Japan than we are right now.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Abe told reporters after the golf session that the two could talk frankly in a relaxed atmosphere while out on the course. He said they were able to \u201ccarry out in depth discussion, at times touching on various difficult issues.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From the time Marine One landed on the Kasumigaseki Country Club\u2019s driving range, Abe rolled out little touches to make Trump feel welcome. He presented a hat that had a version of Trump\u2019s campaign theme, this time reading \u201cDonald and Shinzo: Make Alliance Even Greater.\u201d The two passed up the region\u2019s Kobe beef in favor of the American version, which is favored by Trump, a picky eater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ever since Saudi Arabia delivered a lavish welcome on Trump\u2019s first international trip, leaders have tried to outdo themselves to impress the president, who has proven susceptible to flattery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And while there is worry in the region about Trump\u2019s unpredictable response to the threat posed by Kim, Trump made clear he did not intend to tone down his bellicose rhetoric even while in an Asian capital within reach of the North Korea dictator\u2019s missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s been 25 years of total weakness, so we are taking a very much different approach,\u201d he said, speaking to reporters on Air Force One.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The easy rapport with Japan could be strained if Trump takes an aggressive approach on trade or Trump and Abe disagree on how best to approach North Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his campaign, Trump suggested Japan should acquire its own nuclear weapons to defend itself, hinted the U.S. might not come to the nation\u2019s defense, and accused Japan of \u201ckilling us\u201d on trade. 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