Trump pledges US resolve on Japan leg of Asia tour

US President Donald Trump said no nation should underestimate American resolve, as he arrived in Japan at the start of a marathon Asian tour.

Addressing US troops at Yokota air base near Tokyo, he pledged to ensure the military had the resources needed to keep peace and defend freedom.

He later told the Japanese prime minister he thought the two countries had never been closer.
It will be the longest tour of Asia by a US president in 25 years.

It comes amid heightened tensions with North Korea over its nuclear programme and missile tests.
"No-one, no dictator, no regime... should underestimate American resolve," President Trump told cheering US and Japanese troops shortly after his arrival in Japan.