Kanji Yamanouchi, Deputy Director General of Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, reads a congratulatory letter from the Prime Minister of Japan, Yoshihiko Noda, at a welcome dinner for the eighth Beijing-Tokyo Forum, sponsored by China Daily and Genron NPO, a Japanese non-profit organization, July 1, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]

Kazuo Ogura, Tokyo 2020 Council Secretary General delivers a speech at a welcome dinner for the eighth Beijing-Tokyo Forum, sponsored by China Daily and Genron NPO, a Japanese non-profit organization, July 1, 2012. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]