The previous day in Seoul, Stoltenberg asked South Korea to step up military support for Ukraine, which was invaded by its neighbour Russia nearly a year ago.
But on Tuesday, he praised the "strong position" and "substantial support" offered to Ukraine by Japan.
Tokyo has imposed sanctions on Moscow along with its G7 partners and has taken the rare steps of sending defensive equipment and offering refuge to those fleeing the conflict.
Stoltenberg said he and Kishida also shared concern over North Korea's "provocative behaviour", from nuclear activity to ballistic missile tests.
He said China was "not our adversary" but warned of its growing military presence in Asia "including nuclear weapons, bullying neighbours and threatening Taiwan", as well as spreading disinformation about NATO and Ukraine.
Kishida said Japan would establish an independent representative office for its dealings with NATO as part of efforts to deepen ties.
The country will also consider regular participation in high-level meetings held by the alliance, Kishida added.
In December, Japan announced its largest shake-up to its defence and security strategy in decades.
The new strategy includes plans to raise defence spending to two per cent of GDP by fiscal 2027, bringing Japan in line with NATO member guidelines.
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