TOKYO: A delegation of senior Japanese lawmakers left for Beijing on Sunday on a mission to mend ties between the two neighbors amid a territorial dispute, which has prevented a leaders’ summit.

The bipartisan delegation, led by Masahiko Komura, former foreign minister and vice president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, departed from Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Sunday morning on a three-day visit to China, officials said.

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