Firms close on anniversary
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="operations">operations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="invasion">invasion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Northeast">Northeast</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1931, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="precautionary">precautionary</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="buy">buy</span>" <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="worst">worst</span> <span word="outbreak">outbreak</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anti">anti</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="sentiment">sentiment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="decades">decades</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="protests">protests</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="economies">economies</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="threat">threat</span>.</p><p><span word="Foreign">Foreign</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Lei">Lei</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="firms">firms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="protesters">protesters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="obey">obey</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p><span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="blamed">blamed</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="purchase">purchase</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> "<span word="gravely">gravely</span> <span word="destructive">destructive</span> <span word="consequences">consequences</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="bear">bear</span> <span word="responsibility">responsibility</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="express">express</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rational">rational</span> <span word="way">way</span>".</p><p><span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="temporarily">temporarily</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="prudence">prudence</span>.</p><p><span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="arsonists">arsonists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="badly">badly</span> <span word="damaged">damaged</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eastern">eastern</span> <span word="port">port</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Qingdao">Qingdao</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Toyota">Toyota</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="factories">factories</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offices">offices</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="employees">employees</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="Honda">Honda</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Mazda">Mazda</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="halt">halt</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Nanjing">Nanjing</span> <span word="factory">factory</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="jointly">jointly</span> <span word="operates">operates</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chongqing">Chongqing</span> <span word="Changan">Changan</span> <span word="Automobile">Automobile</span> <span word="Co">Co</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ford">Ford</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p>
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