The Emperor met with Kiribati's President Teburoro Tito on Monday in the pair's third meeting, the Imperial Household Agency said.
Tito arrived in Japan on Saturday, beginning a six-day trip to promote dialogue and cooperation between Japan and Pacific island countries. The 47-year-old president is visiting in his capacity as chairman of the Pacific Islands Forum. The 16 members of the PIF, formerly the South Pacific Forum, are: Australia, the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu.