Japan : China and Japan have ` ` agreed to disagree '' over the dispute since the 1970s . New protests in China came on a painful anniversary . Two Japanese planes made a brief landing on one of the disputed islands . `` They shelved that argument but agreed there would be status quo , and there would be a joint effort to search for natural resources . '' Japanese airlines have suspended operations in China because of this .
Japan : China and Japan have ` ` agreed to disagree '' over the dispute since the 1970s . New protests in China came on a painful anniversary . Two Japanese planes made a brief landing on one of the disputed islands . Japanese airlines have suspended operations in China because of this .