Hailing ties with Tokyo as the closest ever, U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday emphasized America¡¯s ¡°solidarity¡± with Japan against ¡°the North Korean menace,¡± but at the same time made no secret of his dissatisfaction with what he considers an unfair trade relationship with its top Asian ally.

Trump¡¯s comment came as he stood together with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at a joint news conference designed to showcase what the two leaders touted as an unprecedented level of Japan-U.S. solidarity.

Trump, who was in Japan on the first stop of his five-nation trip to Asia, was scheduled to finish his three-day stay in Tokyo on Tuesday morning when he flies to his next destination, South Korea.