Tokyo-Beijing forum aims to warm chilly relations

KYOTO, JAPAN — The Tokyo-Beijing Forum was held in person this week in Japan for the first time since it went virtual during the COVID-19 pandemic.


During the two-day forum from December 4 through 5, officials from Japan and China expressed hopes to warm their frosty relations.


Analysts pointed to China sending a higher-level delegation than at past forums as a sign that Beijing wants closer trade ties with Japan.


Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya attended in person, and...