Former Japanese Prime Minister, Tomiichi Murayama, has arrived in Beijing to start his 4-day visit to China. At the invitation of the China-Japan Friendship Association, Murayama arrived on Monday accompanied by other Japanese party leaders.?

For more on Sino-Japanese relations, let's speak to our correspondent Terry Terashima in Tokyo.

Q1. Murayama is the third Japanese politician to visit China in two weeks. How do the Japanese media interpret this sudden flurry of visits to China?

Q2. On Monday, Abe delivered his first policy speech at a Diet session. He vowed to protect the safety of Japanese people and territories, but he did not reference Sino-Japan relations. How has his act been received by Japanese media?