The mass-circulation Yomiuri Shimbun said both countries should find "mutually acceptable ideas" on the gas field issue, including areas where they can jointly develop gas, before Hu visits Tokyo next year.
The conservative Sankei Shimbun called on both countries to build an "irreversible, sustainable, genuine reciprocal relationship" and questioned China's commitment to improved relations.
It demanded China stop "anti-Japanese education," pointing to an increase in exhibits at a Chinese museum emphasizing the brutality of Japanese troops during their aggression in China.
"There is a question mark over China's true intentions," it said.
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