RT: Japan’s ambassador to China dies amid rising anti-Japanese protests

RT: Japan’s ambassador to China dies amid rising anti-Japanese protests (PHOTOS)





Posted on September 16, 2012


Published: 16 September, 2012, 14:23





Chinese demonstrators carry anti-Japan banners
and shout slogans during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known
as the Senkaku islands in Japan, in Wuhan.(AFP Photo / China Out)


The Japanese ambassador to China died in a Tokyo hospital after being
admitted three days earlier. His death coincides with an escalation in
anti-Japanese protests across China over a territorial dispute.


The cause of ambassador Shinichi Nishimiya’s death is currently under
investigation, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said. Three days
ago, Nishimiya was found unconscious near his Tokyo home after leaving
for work.

A second day of demonstrations took place across China against
Japan’s territorial claim to a group of disputed islands in the East
China Sea. China does not recognize Japan’s claim to the isles, which
are known to the Japanese as ‘Senkaku’ and as ‘Diaoyu’ by the Chinese.

In Shenzhen, a city near Hong Kong in southern China, police
dispersed thousands of activists with water cannons. And in the eastern
city of Qingdou, witnesses reported smoke and flames coming from a
factory owned by Japanese electronics manufacturer Panasonic. A Toyota
dealership was also damaged in Qingdou, a company spokesperson said.

In response, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda called on the Chinese government to “ensure the security of Japanese citizens,” and decried the recent surge of anti-Japanese demonstrations. “I strongly object to the burning of Japanese flags and the protests,” Noda said on a Japanese talk show broadcast by NHK.

Tensions between the two countries intensified on Friday when six
Chinese ships entered Japanese waters near the disputed islands and
ignored the Japanese Coast Guard’s orders to leave. The move triggered
angry protests in hundreds of Chinese cities, some of which were
reportedly violent.


A Chinese protester hurls a water bottle during an anti-Japanese protest
over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in
Japanese, outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.(AFP Photo / Goh Chai
Hin)


Chinese para-military police (bottom) shelter behind a barrier as
demonstrators continue to throw eggs, rocks and water bottles during an
anti-Japanese protest outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing over the
Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese.(AFP
Photo / Mark Ralston)


Chinese demonstrators carry national flags and portraits of Mao Zedong
during a protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku
islands in Japan, in Wuhan.(AFP Photo / China Out)


Chinese protesters hurl water bottles during an anti-Japanese protest
over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese,
outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.(AFP Photo / Goh Chai Hin)


Chinese protesters hurl water bottles during an anti-Japanese protest
over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese,
outside the Japanese Embassy in Beijing.(AFP Photo / Goh Chai Hin)


Chinese para-military police look at various items through lying on the
ground during anti-Japanese protests outside the Japanese embassy in
Beijing over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in
Japanese.(AFP Photo / Mark Ralston)


Chinese para-military police walk behind a barrier as demonstrators
continue to throw eggs, rocks and water bottles during an anti-Japanese
protest outside the Japanese embassy in Beijing over the Diaoyu islands
issue, known as the Senkaku islands in Japanese.(AFP Photo / Mark
Ralston)


Chinese demonstrators carry anti-Japan banners and march during a
protest over the Diaoyu islands issue, known as the Senkaku islands in
Japan, in Wuhan.(AFP Photo / China Out)



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