Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence began a working lunch in Tokyo on Tuesday, with rising tensions over North Korea likely to dominate their discussion.Abe is expected to reiterate Japan's support for U.S. President Donald Trump's stance that all options, including military action, are "on the table" to pressure North Korea to cease its nuclear weapon and ballistic missile development efforts.Pence's visit to Japan follows his trip to South Korea, where he warned that the "era of strategic patience is over," referring to the doctrine Trump's predecessor Ba…READ FULL ARTICLE
