TOKYO -- Vice foreign ministers from Japan and China held a strategic dialogue Monday for the first time in four and a half years, as the countries focus on shared interests amid a host of diplomatic challenges.
Neighbors focus on shared interests ahead of U.S., Japan elections

Japan and China have been ramping up communication since their leaders held a meeting in November. (Source photos by Nikkei)
TOKYO -- Vice foreign ministers from Japan and China held a strategic dialogue Monday for the first time in four and a half years, as the countries focus on shared interests amid a host of diplomatic challenges.