Top leaders of the United States and Japan met for talks in Washington on Friday aimed at reaching a deal with their mutual adversary North Korea.<br />''<br />''Secretary of State Mike Pompeo welcomed Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono for talks.<br />''<br />''The meeting comes nearly two months after US President Donald Trump walked away from a summit in Hanoi with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.<br />''<br />''Trump and his wife Melania will travel to Japan in May as the first state guests following the enthronement of Naruhito as emperor.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Japan has publicly backed Trump's drive to make peace with North Korea.</span><br />