Japan could shoot down North Korean missiles
US President Donald Trump has said Japan could shoot North Korean missiles "out of the sky" with military equipment bought from the US.
Japan's PM Shinzo Abe meanwhile said his country could intercept missiles "if necessary".
The two leaders were speaking to reporters at the close of Mr Trump's first state visit to Japan.
North Korea has fired long-range ballistic missiles over Japanese territory twice in recent months.
Mr Trump is visiting Japan as part of his first tour of Asia as US president.
Earlier in his visit he also visited a US air base near Tokyo, and met American business leaders where he publically criticised Japan over a trade deficit.
Mr Trump will be visiting South Korea, China, Vietnam and the Philippines in the coming week.
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