The reciprocal port calls were agreed at a meeting last year between senior military figures from the two nations. This one comes amid improvements in the often tense China-Japan relationship.

• 这个互惠互利的港口访问于去年两个国家高级军方官员出席的会议上达成一致。意在缓和和改善终日两国一直以来比较紧张的关系。