BBC
The US has said it is willing to give North Korea more time to act on its nuclear disarmament pledge after talks with Japan on regional security issues.
But Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and her Japanese counterpart, Taro Aso, warned Pyongyang their two countries did not have "endless patience".
Ms Rice also reaffirmed Washington's commitment to a plan to transform its mutual defence partnership with Japan.
The US wants Japan to take a more active military role in the region.
To allow such a move, the Japanese government has begun steps to revise the country's pacifist constitution.
Tokyo is also currently in the process of buying two missile defence systems, after which it will be responsible for defending not only itself but also the 50,000 US troops stationed on its territory. .......
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