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Protests in China force Japanese firms to close

LEADING Japanese firms have announced factory shutdowns in China and urged expatriates to stay indoors amid fears of more angry protests over a territorial dispute between Asia's two biggest economies.

ISLANDS ROW: The worst outbreak of anti-Japan feeling in decades has hit major Japanese firms in China.
ISLANDS ROW: The worst outbreak of anti-Japan feeling in decades has hit major Japanese firms in China.

China's worst outbreak of anti-Japan sentiment in decades led to weekend demonstrations and violent attacks on well-known Japanese businesses such as car makers Toyota and Honda, forcing frightened Japanese into hiding and prompting Chinese state media to warn trade relations could now be in jeopardy.

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