The ruling and opposition parties agreed Thursday to ask the government to submit video footage documenting last month's collisions between a Chinese trawler and Japan Coast Guard cutters to the Diet.
Media reported the government was likely to submit the footage, which Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has claimed will clearly prove the Chinese vessel was at fault in the incident, which severely strained bilateral relations.
The release of the video, however, may also fuel criticism both at home and abroad by increasing public criticism of the government for releasing the captain of the ship too early and reigniting the war of words with Beijing.