Syria was expected to be among the topics during the bilateral meeting between President Obama and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe at the G-20 Summit on Thursday. (Associated Press)
** FILE ** In this Feb. 22, 2013, file photo, President Barack Obama shakes hands with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak, File)
President Obama answers a reporter's question as he meets with Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Feb. 22, 2013. (Associated Press)