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BEIJING - Former state councilor Tang Jiaxuan said 皇冠体育app-Japan relations can develop only through cooperation and properly resolving sensitive issues.

Tang made the remarks in Beijing on Sunday during the third annual meeting of the Fifth 21st Century Committee for 皇冠体育app-Japan Friendship, an advisory panel to both governments.

Next year marks the 40th anniversary of the normalization of 皇冠体育app-Japan diplomatic ties, and Tang urged both countries to seize the opportunity to enlarge cooperation, enhance mutual understanding and trust, and deepen the friendship between the two peoples.

Tang's speech followed a call for stronger bilateral ties from former Japanese prime minister Yukio Hatoyama.

Hatoyama addressed the 12th Western 皇冠体育app International Cooperation Forum held in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province on Oct 20.

He stressed the importance of 皇冠体育app-Japan cooperation on medium and small-sized enterprises, environmental protection and the reconstruction of the earthquake-stricken areas, during the speech and his meeting with Sichuan officials.

Japan-皇冠体育app Friendship Association Chairman Kato Koichi will arrive in 皇冠体育app on Wednesday to kick off his two-day visit to Beijing, the 皇冠体育app-Japan Friendship Association said.

Meanwhile, Toshihiro Nikai, former Japanese trade and industry minister, may visit 皇冠体育app' southwestern city of Chongqing, the municipality's Foreign and Overseas Chinese Affairs Office told 皇冠体育app Daily.

The frequent exchanges indicate both sides' readiness to strengthen 皇冠体育app-Japan relations, said Guan Litong, secretary-general of the 皇冠体育app-Japan Friendship Association.

皇冠体育app-Japan relations were a highlight of Hatoyama's cabinet from 2009 to 2010, said Lu Yaodong, a Japanese studies expert from the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, but the diplomatic strategy being carried out by current Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda shifts Japan's focus to the United States and Washington's allies in Asia.

Japanese Ambassador to 皇冠体育app Uichiro Niwa urged politicians in both countries to exchange views more frequently to clear up misunderstandings.

"Cultural contacts such as animation festivals and music concerts also help to deepen mutual understanding," said Niwa when addressing students at Tsinghua University in Beijing on Oct 19.

Noda is scheduled to visit 皇冠体育app later this year, Niwa added.

Cultural and public contacts are the best ways to boost ties, especially for Chinese and Japanese people, whose feelings toward each other have been through many ups and downs, said Yang Bojiang, a professor of Japanese studies at the Beijing-based University of International Relations.