Japanese lawmakers Tomomi Inada and Hiroshi Yamada hold a press conference after they visited around the Senkaku islands
May 16, 2024, Tokyo, Japan - Ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmaker Tomomi Inada (R) apeaks at a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on Thursday, May 16, 2024, while fellow lawmaker Hiroshi Yamada (L) looks on. Japan's five lawmakers including Inada and Yamada visited areas around the controversial Senkaku islands (Diaoyu islands in China) in the East China sea in April, the first time since 2013 for the inspection by parliament members. (photo by Yoshio Tsunoda/AFLO)