Tokyo  - US Secretary State Hillary Rodham Clinton departed Tokyo Wednesday for Indonesia to continue her week-long trip in Asia.

Clinton, who chose Japan as her first overseas destination, agreed with Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone during the three-day visit in Tokyo to apply pressure on North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons programme and work to prevent further nuclear proliferation.

The US and Japan confirmed the importance of close coordination in six-nation talks aimed at curbing Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. Beside the United States and Japan, those talks involve China, the two Koreas and Russia.

The top US diplomat also discussed the importance of the world's two largest economies to take the initiative in recovering from the global financial crisis.

Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is to visit US President Barack Obama for talks on February 24. (dpa)