Following the private meeting, the high-ranking delegations of Iran and Japan will hold negotiations together.
Upon arrival in Tokyo, the Iranian president was officially welcomed by the Japanese prime minister.
Rouhani landed in Japan following a three-day trip to Malaysia, where he attended the Kuala Lumpur 2019 Summit and held separate meetings with a number of world leaders including Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed and King Abdullah of Pahang, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
