U.S. top military officer meets Abe, SDF top officer, discuss N. Korea

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff met Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' top officer in Tokyo on Friday, discussing with both the increase in tensions over North Korea.At the outset of his meeting with Abe, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford told the prime minister that "the nature of our bilateral relationship, particularly at the military level, is rock solid."Abe told Dunford he wants to work together to bolster the Japan-U.S. alliance, noting the threat from North Korea, which last week said it was considering launching ballistic missiles over the…READ FULL ARTICLE