US President Donald Trump on Sunday played down recent missile launches by North Korea as he teed off a state visit to Japan with a round of golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Before hitting the course, Trump tweeted that North Korea had tested "some small weapons" that had "disturbed some of my people, and others, but not me".
This appeared to be a reference to one of his "people", National Security Advisor John Bolton, who had said the previous day there was "no doubt" the launches had contravened UN Security Council resolutions.
But Trump said: "I have confidence that Chairman Kim will keep his promise to me."
"We shall not sell tickets in the future to those who carry out these acts."