Tokyo, May 12, SPA -- Japan and China will hold two days of talksstarting Friday on their troubled bilateral relations andregional issues, the Japanese Foreign Ministry saidThursday. The talks will take place in Beijing, and the Japanesedelegation will be led by Foreign Ministry UndersecretaryShotaro Yachi, the ministry said in a statement. Vice Foreign Minister Dai Bingguo will be heading theChinese side, the statement said.--SPA1146 Local Time 0846 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/261762