Russian President Vladimir Putin has once again lived up to his reputation: his legendary tardiness.
Putin arrived at Yamaguchi Ube Airport shortly before 5 p.m., nearly three hours later than originally planned. The delay significantly pushed back his first meeting of the day with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and a working dinner set for later in the evening.
In the morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said a departure delay was to blame.