Crises open doors for cooperation

Reconstruction to be major topic of discussion at Beijing-Tokyo Forum

BEIJING / TOKYO - China and Japan should explore opportunities for cooperation in the massive reconstruction job Japan faces in the aftermath of its triple disasters, political and opinion leaders from both countries said on Friday.

Kenichi Matsumoto, special adviser to Japan's cabinet, said Japan will enter an era of reconstruction following the magnitude-9.0 earthquake, deadly tsunami and Fukushima nuclear crisis.