Toronto - President Hu Jintao and Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Sunday reaffirmed their commitment to advance the strategic and mutually beneficial relationship between the two Asian neighbors.

The Toronto meeting is the first between Hu and Kan since the latter became Japan's fifth prime minister in four years earlier this month. They took the opportunity to meet on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

China-Japan relations remain one of the most important bilateral relations to both China and Japan. China is now Japan's top two-way trade partner.