U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, right, and Japan’s Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso smile as they pose for photographers before their meeting at Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s official residence in Tokyo, Tuesday, April 18, 2017. Pence and Japanese leaders began talks Tuesday expected to focus largely on trade with America’s anchor ally in the region, though tensions with North Korea loomed large. (Franck Robichon/Pool Photo via AP/RSS)