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Former comfort women stage protest march in Taipei

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Taiwan women, who were forced to serve Japanese troops as sex slaves, and their supporters chant anti-Japan slogans during a protest march in Taipei on Aug. 15. They urged the Japanese government to formally acknowledge, apologize and accept its responsibility over the ''comfort women'' issue.

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Police guard venue for anti-Japan resistance war ceremony

BEIJING, China - Police officers stand guard at a venue for a ceremony near the Marco Polo Bridge on the outskirts of Beijing on Sept. 3, 2014, to commemorate victory in the war of resistance against Japanese aggression during World War II.

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Anti-Japan protests in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean civic group demonstrate near the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in Seoul on July 11, 2014, protesting against the holding of a reception at the residence to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which fell July 1.

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Anti-Japan protests in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Members of a South Korean civic group demonstrate near the official residence of the Japanese ambassador in Seoul on July 11, 2014, protesting against the holding of a reception at the residence to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces, which fell July 1.

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Anti-Japan group stages protest in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - About 10 members of an anti-Japanese group stage a demonstration near the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong on July 4, 2014, following the Japanese Cabinet's decision to enable the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Anti-Japan group stages protest in Hong Kong

HONG KONG, China - Members of an anti-Japanese group set fire to a photograph of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe near the Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong on July 4, 2014, in protest against the Japanese Cabinet's decision to enable the exercise of the right to collective self-defense.

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Chinese hold anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - About 30 Chinese people, believed to be residents of South Korea, hold a rally in front of the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on March 10, 2014, protesting against Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's views on wartime history.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold an anti-Japan rally in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2014, to protest against the Takeshima Day ceremony held in Japan the same day. The ceremony was held in the Japanese city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets know as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. They demanded Japan stop claiming the islets.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - People hold an anti-Japan rally in Seoul on Feb. 22, 2014, to protest against the Takeshima Day ceremony held in Japan the same day. The ceremony was held in the Japanese city of Matsue, Shimane Prefecture, to mark the incorporation in 1905 of several islets know as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea. They demanded Japan stop claiming the islets.

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Anti-Japan protester 40 years ago

JAKARTA, Indonesia - Hariman Siregar, who was a key student activist in an anti-Japan protest in Indonesia 40 years ago, is pictured during an interview in Jakarta on Jan. 8, 2014.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans rally at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2013, to protest the branding of Ahn Jung Geun, a late Korean independence hero, as a "criminal" by Japan's top government spokesman.

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Anti-Japan rally in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - South Koreans rally at the Japanese Embassy in Seoul on Nov. 22, 2013, to protest the branding of Ahn Jung Geun, a late Korean independence hero, as a "criminal" by Japan's top government spokesman.

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War anniversary in China

SHENYANG, China - Combination photos show an anti-Japan demonstration (top) in Shenyang in China's Liaoning Province on Sept. 18, 2012, the 81st anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China, and the same location a year later on Sept. 18, 2013 (bottom).

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Japan-China cartoon exhibition in Nanjing

NANJING, China - Visitors view an exhibition of artworks by Japanese and Chinese cartoonists in Nanjing, China, on March 24, 2013. The event opened that day a half year later than originally planned after a wave of anti-Japan riots in China following Japan's move to put most of the Senkaku Islands, at the center of a bilateral territorial row, under state control.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

HANGZHOU, China - File photo taken Aug. 19, 2012, shows anti-Japan protests in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China.

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Sales of Japanese cars in China down 59% in Oct.

BEIJING, China - Anti-Japan demonstrators push over a Japanese car in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in September 2012. Sales of Japanese passenger cars in China plummeted 59.4 percent in October 2012 from a year earlier to 98,900 vehicles, Chinese data showed Nov. 9, 2012, apparently due to the dispute over Japanese-administered, Chinese-claimed islands in the East China Sea which triggered the protests and a boycott of Japanese-made goods.

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Nissan lowers earnings outlook

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. Chief Operating Officer Toshiyuki Shiga holds a news conference in Tokyo on Nov. 6, 2012. The automaker said it has revised downward its earnings forecasts for fiscal 2012, amid plunging sales in China in the wake of recent anti-Japan protests in the country and the eurozone debt crisis.

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Heiwado reopens China stores

CHANGSHA, China - Shoppers enter a supermarket of Japanese retailer Heiwado Co. in Changsha, Hunan Province, on Oct. 27, 2012. The company the same day reopened two of its supermarkets in Changsha damaged by anti-Japan demonstrations in September following Japan's nationalization of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea claimed by Beijing.

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Heiwado reopens China stores

CHANGSHA, China - Photo shows a supermarket of Japanese retailer Heiwado Co. in Changsha, Hunan Province, on Oct. 27, 2012. The company the same day reopened two of its supermarkets in Changsha damaged by anti-Japan demonstrations in September following Japan's nationalization of uninhabited islets in the East China Sea claimed by Beijing.

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Journal on Japan popular in China despite anti-Japan protests

TOKYO, Japan - Mao Danqing, a Japan-based Chinese writer who runs "Zhiri," a Chinese journal specializing in Japanese society and culture, talks about the magazine in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2012.

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New Uniqlo store opens in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese casual clothing store chain Uniqlo opens a new outlet in Shanghai on Sept. 29, 2012, despite ongoing anti-Japan demonstrations across China over a territorial dispute between the two countries. As of the end of August, Uniqlo ran 145 stores in China, including more than 30 in Shanghai alone.

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New Uniqlo store opens in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Residents await the opening of a new outlet of Japanese casual clothing store chain Uniqlo in Shanghai on Sept. 29, 2012, despite ongoing anti-Japan demonstrations across China over a territorial dispute between the two countries. As of the end of August, Uniqlo ran 145 stores in China, including more than 30 in Shanghai alone.

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New Uniqlo store opens in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, China - Japanese casual clothing store chain Uniqlo opens a new outlet in Shanghai on Sept. 29, 2012, despite ongoing anti-Japan demonstrations across China over a territorial dispute between the two countries. As of the end of August, Uniqlo ran 145 stores in China, including more than 30 in Shanghai alone.

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Japan, China mark 40th anniversary of ties amid tensions

BEIJING, China - A barricade, a precaution against anti-Japan demonstrators, is left in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 29, 2012, the 40th anniversary of the normalization of ties between the two countries. Japan and China marked the 40th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations as simmering tensions sparked by Tokyo's nationalization of a group of Japanese-administered, Beijing-claimed islands in the East China Sea showed no signs of subsiding.

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Anti-Japan protest in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - Chinese residents stage a demonstration in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2012, in protest at Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivered a speech at the U.N. General Assembly that day.

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Anti-Japan protest in N.Y.

NEW YORK, United States - A man holds a placard during a demonstration in front of the U.N. headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2012. Chinese residents protest Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them. Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda delivered a speech at the U.N. General Assembly the same day.

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Canon plant in China resumes

ZHUHAI, China - Employees report to work as Canon Inc.'s plant in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, resumed operation on Sept. 25, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations and protests in China.

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Panasonic plant in China resumes

ZHUHAI, China - Employees report to work as Panasonic Corp.'s plant in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province, resumed operation on Sept. 25, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations and protests in China.

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Anti-Japan rally in Taiwan

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Demonstrators rally in Taipei, Taiwan, on Sept. 23, 2012, against Japan's nationalization of three of the five main islands in the disputed Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are also claimed by Taiwan and China.

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Japanese school resumes in China

BEIJING, China - Students arrive at a Japanese school in Beijing on Sept. 20, 2012, as classes resumed the same day after anti-Japan demonstrations subsided.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Staff of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing clean an area in front of the main gate of the building on Sept. 19, 2012, after anti-Japan protests over a bilateral territorial row.

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Green Expo in Shanghai canceled

SHANGHAI, China - Photo shows what was to be the site of the Japan-China Green Expo 2012 in Shanghai on Sept. 19, 2012. The three-day trade fair that had been planned to start Sept. 20 was cancelled on Sept. 19 because of anti-Japan demonstrations in China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A man checks damage to the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations over a bilateral territorial row.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Armed police officers guard the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 19, 2012, after anti-Japan demonstrations over a bilateral territorial row.

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Fire at gate of Chinese school

KOBE, Japan - Photo shows the gate of a Chinese school in Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sept. 19, 2012, where a fire was spotted early in the morning. The Japanese police suspect somebody set the fire in a protest against China, where anti-Japan demonstrations are continuing.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Protesters hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping (center R) during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - People stage an anti-Japan demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General (R back) in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Protesters hold up a banner with a message reading "Chairman Mao, please wake up," during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A protester holds up a placard calling for a boycott of Japanese goods during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A protester holds up a defaced picture of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda during an anti-Japan demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. There have been widespread demonstrations in China since the Japanese government purchased three of the main islands in the Japan-controlled Senkaku group in the East China Sea, which are claimed by China, where they are referred to as Diaoyu.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Armed police officers guard the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai as participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants carry a sign and banner reading "rational patriotism" during an anti-Japanese demonstration near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHANGHAI, China - Participants in an anti-Japanese demonstration gather near the Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

SHENYANG, China - Participants burn a Japanese national flag during an anti-Japanese demonstration in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong and a banner reading "national disgrace day" during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold up portraits of Communist China's founder Mao Zedong during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - Participants hold Chinese national flags during an anti-Japanese demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, the anniversary of a 1931 incident that led to Japan's invasion of China. Widespread demonstrations in China were triggered by Japan's purchase of three of the Japan-controlled Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, called the Diaoyu Islands in China, which also claims them.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A Seven-Eleven Japan Co. convenience store is seen temporarily closed in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, for safety reasons as anti-Japan demonstrations were held in the capital and elsewhere in China.

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Anti-Japan protests in China

BEIJING, China - A Seven-Eleven Japan Co. convenience store is seen temporarily closed in Beijing on Sept. 18, 2012, for safety reasons as anti-Japan demonstrations were held in the capital and elsewhere in China.