The prime ministers of Japan and Israel compared **tes Monday about living near countries with suspected illicit nuclear ******* programmes. Benjamin Netanyahu, on the second day of a five-day trip to Japan, said the international community should keep up pressure on Iran, which the West suspects of trying to develop atomic bombs. In a joint statement released with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe, the two men also \"expressed their strong hope for the early resolution of various issues of concerns regarding **rth Korea, including its nuclear development\". Speaking at a joint news conference after their meeting, Netanyahu said Abe had told him in ** uncertain terms that Japan was facing a very real threat from the **rth, which observers say is preparing for a fourth nuclear test.