International relationsXi Jinping welcomes Japanese PM's planned visit to China
Abe readies for trip next month in first bilateral visit in 7 years
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sept. 12
JUNNOSUKE KOBARA, Nikkei staff writer
September 12, 2018 12:42 JST
Updated on September 12, 2018 13:52 JST
VLADIVOSTOK -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to accelerate arrangements for the Japanese leader's planned visit to China next month, in another sign of a thaw in the fractious relationship between Tokyo and Beijing.