Yasushi Kudo, president of Japan's Genron NPO, a Japanese non-profit group, reads the Tokyo Consensus, a joint statement issued at the end of the 10th Beijing-Tokyo Forum, in Tokyo, Sept 29, 2014.
Naval ships from seven countries, including Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore, Malaysia, Pakistan, India and Bangladesh, arrive at east China's Qingdao on April 20, 2014 for the upcoming multi-national marine exercise to mark the 65th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
A total of seven vessels arrived at the port of Qingdao in East China's Shandong province on Sunday morning ahead of the 14th annual meeting of the Western Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS), which the PLA's navy is expected to launch on Tuesday.
Yoichi Masuzoe is set to arrive next week, as China and Japan schedule more visits between officials from both nations, with the aim of improving relations.
Chen Guifang, 82, shows scars on her head due to the Japanese wartime bombing of Chongqing at an exhibition on the aftermath of the bombing in the city, on April 12.
Japan raised its sales tax on Tuesday, a move likely to depress Chinese export prices to Japan while bilateral trade remains full of uncertainties amid political tensions.
Beijing warns Washington to "stay vigilant" about Japan and not to be "permissive or supportive" of Tokyo's provocations.
Cherry blossoms are in full bloom in Tokyo March 31, 2014. Many people enjoy viewing the blossoms all over the country during this season.
The impact of the Diaoyu Islands dispute on China-Japan ties is diminishing, but pessimism over future relations remains, a recent poll showed.
China on Monday released archives of a key military victory against Japanese army in 1938, as the country marks the 69th anniversary of the victory against Japan's aggression.
Surviving forced labors working for Japan during WWII in NE China's Jilin tell their stories.
Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force armoured tanks fire during an annual training session near Mount Fuji at Higashifuji training field in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, Aug 19, 2014.