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.
The two sides exchanged views on East China Sea-related affairs as well as maritime cooperation during a meeting held on Tuesday and Wednesday.
China, South Korea and Japan hold the 9th senior-level diplomatic dialogue in Seoul, discussing trilateral cooperation in fields of common concerns.
Washington and Tokyo are exploring the possibility of Japan acquiring weapons that would project military power far beyond its borders.
The prospects for Sino-Japanese relations are worrying when 80 percent of the Chinese surveyed said they feel the same way about Japan,
The impact of the Diaoyu Islands dispute on China-Japan ties is diminishing, but pessimism over future relations remains, a recent poll showed.
A latest poll unveiled on Tuesday that tapping public diplomacy to repair bilateral relations continued to attract public support from both China and Japan.
A free-trade agreement between China and Japan will boost relations and benefit both countries, a former trade official said.
More cooperative opportunities will arise in capital markets in China and Japan as ties between the two countries strengthen due to improving economic co-development, financial leaders have said.
Japan was urged to abandon its outdated foreign policy of leaning on the West and accept China as a key partner as important as the US.Special coverage
Japan started from this month to issue multiple-entry visas to Chinese tourists to its three northeast prefectures hit by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
China and Japan need to join hands, especially at a time when the European debt crisis is deepening, and that the opportunities for future cooperation is immense