Abe was in Israel for his second official visit when he and his wife joined the Netanyahus for a dinner prepared by their private chef, Moshe Segev., who is somewhat of a celebrity in Israeli society due to his books and television appearances.
They reportedly discussed North Korea, the Iran nuclear agreement, and Israeli-Palestinian relations. Everything seemed to be going well until he decided to serve dessert in a novel way and brought out a metal shoe filled with chocolates.
The flag features a map of a unified Korea, which includes some small, remote islands that are disputed by Japan. That map wound up featuring prominently at the summit, including on the chairs used by Korean leaders Kim Jong Un and Moon Jae In. However, South Korea had previously dropped the islands from the unified flag for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in February after Japan complained.