Kyodo: Anti-Japan protests erupt in 100 cities in China on war-linked date
Kyodo reports: The anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan’s occupation of northeastern China fueled anti-Japan sentiment across China, sparking protests in at least 100 cities where people denounced Tokyo’s recent nationalization of the disputed islands also claimed by China.
Photo: Participants hold up portraits of Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18. (Kyodo)
