Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will meet US President Donald Trump for face-to-face talks on February 10, Kyodo news reported Saturday after the leaders spoke by phone.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer confirmed the meeting on Twitter.

"During call with Japanese Prime Minister Abe @POTUS invited him to a meeting at White House on February 10th," Spicer said.

Abe also said he and Trump had affirmed the importance of US-Japan ties during the call, according to Kyodo.

The conversation comes just days after Trump formally withdrew the United States from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a vast trade deal encompassing a dozen nations that Abe has backed enthusiastically.

US participation is seen as key to the agreement and Abe has said he would keep trying to convince Trump of its merits.

Abe was the first world leader to rush to meet the US president-elect in New York, visiting Trump just nine days after Americans voted him into office in a surprise victory.

The meeting stirred controversy when Trump's daughter, Ivanka, a former model and current business executive with no formal role in Trump's presidency, was seen in attendance.