Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoygu held a joint protocol meeting with their Japanese counterparts Taro Kono and Takeshi Iwaya in Tokyo on Thursday.
The Russian ministers are participating in the fourth round of Russian-Japanese talks between the leaders of the foreign affairs and defence departments.
Lavrov will also have a one on one meeting with Kono to discuss bilateral relations, economic cooperation and possible bilateral talks on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Osaka this year.