Abe displays some adroit diplomacy in his wheeler dealing

Editor note: The day after he returned to Japan after his visit to China, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in his country villa in Yamanashi on Sunday. Niutanqin, a popular commentator on social media, said in a post:

Modi is the first foreign leader to be invited to Abe's private villa in Yamanashi. The two leaders had dinner together accompanied by their two translators. The last time a Japanese prime minister invited a foreign leader to his private villa was in 1983, when Nakasone Yasuhiro extended an invitation to US president Ronald Reagan.

Abe arranged his meeting with Chinese and Indian leaders in one week to display his diplomatic skills and his ability to juggle relations with countries in the region.