Asian giants meet for first time since thaw

BEIJING - The leaders of the governments of China and Japan met on Sunday morning in Tokyo for their first formal talks since an incident in which a Chinese fishing boat collided with Japanese patrol ships in September 2010.

At the time, the incident sparked a rise in tension and stalled high-level dialogue between the nations.

Sunday's meeting involving Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan at Akasaka Palace, Japan's State Guesthouse, lasted for about an hour and 15 minutes.