Experts say Japanese lawmakers' visit to Beijing signals an attempt by Japan to defrost its worst China rift in decades.

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers is reportedly planning a visit to China next week, a move experts suggest carries symbolic weight but is unlikely to significantly thaw strained ties between the two nations.

The Lower House's rules committee in Japan rejected requests from senior Liberal Democratic Party officials for overseas travel. This decision was made to ensure their availability to respond to questions during the extended parliamentary session.

Japanese lawmakers are planning to submit a bill to parliament aimed at providing aid to civilian victims of World War II. This initiative marks the first such move in 38 years, addressing long-standing issues for those affected by the conflict.

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers visited the controversial Yasukuni shrine, which honors war dead, including convicted war criminals.

A cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers is scheduled to visit China next week, marking the first meeting between a Japanese lawmaker group and a Chinese Communist Party official since November.

LGBTQ+ families in Japan continue to face legal hurdles as Japanese lawmakers struggle to grant same-sex couples the same legal rights and benefits afforded to married couples.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Japan is exploring options to increase take-home pay for low- and middle-income families with children by adjusting benefit amounts.

Volunteer lawmakers from the Japan Innovation Party met to discuss revisions to the retrial system, proposing a provision to prohibit prosecutors from appealing decisions to begin a retrial, a move supported by the sister of Iwao Hakamada, who was acquitted in a retrial.

China's Foreign Minister has called on Japan's leaders to heed the calls from Japanese lawmakers for improving bilateral relations between the two countries.

Lawmakers in Japan remain divided on the issue of secondary capital, with an opposition party leader threatening a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Sanae Takachi's government.

Lee has called for 'even closer' ties between Seoul and Tokyo during talks with Japanese lawmakers, while also advocating for US-North Korea and inter-Korean dialogue to achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula.

A delegation of Japanese lawmakers has arrived in Taiwan with the aim of deepening bilateral relations between the two nations.