On the stage from left, the Chinese ambassador to Japan Kong Xuanyou, Chairman of the Japan Business Federation Masakazu Tokura, former Japan's Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, Head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade Yohei Kono, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic party's politician Toshihiro Nikai and Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi toast during a reception to mark the 50th anniversary of Japan-China diplomatic relations Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)