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There is a big u.s. military presence there, and joint exerthere. but japan has very real security concerns about north korea as well. >> reporter: absolutely. they're concerned and prime minister abe has been sort of almost tracking president trump down, seven meetings with him now, face to face, and most recent couple have been to find out what the united states, what president trump was planning to do, the concern there is what like, would it leave japan ok vulnerable. so prime minister abe today has got to be wondering what is going on when he hears about the end of the joint military exer...

Xi got in the ear of kim jong un and changed his tune. we also heard from the japanese prime minister abe today. he said about a possible cancellation of the summit that it was regrettable but that he respected and supported the decision. most important again to get rid of the nukes from north korea. remember abe is a huge ally of president trump. for kim jong un, we saw him today riding a train. at least state media presented images of that. his regime, remember, early on friday said that they would meet the u.s. face to face, any time, anyplace. this is coming after the rebuke from president...

Japan's prime minister abe today. he was asked about the state department's proposed 29% budget cut according to the white house this morning. he said that the current spending level at the state department is not sustainable and that he accepts the challenge of spending less saying that they would manage because there will be fewer military conflicts, that allies will spend more on development aid and the state department under the trump administration will be more efficient. he has to be the first secretary of state to say that they will do with less money for his own department. that will l...