Japanese firms suspend work amid protests - Asia-Pacific - Al Jazeera English
Anti-Japan protests have reignited across China, forcing Japanese
firms in the country to suspend operations, as a crisis over a
territorial dispute escalates on the anniversary of Japan's pre-war
invasion of its neighbour.
As demonstrations continued on Tuesday, China pledged to protect
Japanese firms, citizens and property and urged anti-Japan protesters to
express themselves in an "orderly, rational and lawful" way.
The pledge came as major Japanese firms closed factories on the
mainland and urged expatriate workers to stay indoors after angry
protests flared over a group of islands Tokyo calls the Senkaku and
Beijing calls the Diaoyu.
Leading Japanese businesses such as car-makers Toyota and Honda were
attacked at the weekend, causing them to suspend some of their China
operations.
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