Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe on Friday got some tips about hosting the summer Olympics from Beijing after the leaders of the capitals of Asia's two biggest economies decided to boost cooperation despite political tensions between their central governments.

Masuzoe, the first Tokyo governor to be invited to visit by the Beijing municipal government in 18 years, met with Mayor Wang Anshun to discuss and identify areas of future cooperation between the two cities.

"I believe that Beijing and Tokyo further promoting friendly ties will also contribute to relations between Japan and China," he told Wang.