North Korea's nuclear weapons programme topped the agenda of a meeting between US President Donald Trump and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan's leader met the US president at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.
The two leaders are also set to discuss trade issues during their two-day summit.
Al Jazeera's White House Correspondent Kimberly Halkett reports.
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