At the first multilateral summit after Friday's deadly attacks in Paris, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe made his presence felt by pledging Japan's commitment to stemming further acts of terrorism as it hosts major meetings of world leaders and ministers next year.
The assaults in the French capital stole much of the leaders' attention away from the traditional topics of global economic and financial challenges at the meeting of Group of 20 major economies, held in the Turkish resort of Antalya.
Abe would have otherwise faced increased skepticism at the G-20 meeting about his ability to reinvigorate the slackening Japanese economy.