Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

Abe-Xi meeting in Vietnam in November 2017

DANANG, Vietnam, Dec. 30 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd from L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) prepare to hold talks in Danang, Vietnam, in this file photo taken Nov. 11, 2017.

Japan's Abe, China's Xi

Japan's Abe, China's Xi

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 2 Kyodo - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping shake hands before talks in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 11, 2017.

11 TPP states on verge of accord on implementing deal without U.S.

11 TPP states on verge of accord on implementing deal without U.S.

DANANG, Vietnam, Nov. 9 Kyodo - Japan's Economic and Fiscal Policy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, who is in charge of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact, speaks to the media in Danang, Vietnam, on Nov. 9, 2017, before a ministerial meeting between the 11 remaining signatories in the pact.

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

Workers at Mabuchi Motor plant in Vietnam

OSAKA, Japan - Factory workers inspect product parts at a Mabuchi Motor Co. plant in Danang, Vietnam, in November 2011. The Japanese small motor maker, based in Matsudo, Chiba Prefecture, built the plant in the central Vietnam city in 2005, with its workforce growing to around 4,800.

ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants take part in an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)

ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

ASEAN plus 6 nations approve $290 bil. Asian development plan

DANANG, Vietnam - Participants shake hands at an unofficial meeting of economic ministers from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia and New Zealand in Danang, Vietnam, on Aug. 26, 2010. The conference approved a $290 billion plan to integrally develop infrastructure in a region covering ASEAN, China and India. (Pool photo by Kyodo News)