protest - Japanese tourists cancel trips

First indication show that Japanese tourists are cancelling trips to Shanghai, writes AP today, although numbers were not given.

Japan's consul general in Shanghai said Sunday that the city's director of foreign affairs, Yang Guoqiang, told him the protest "tarnished" the city's reputation. China has refused to apologize or pay compensation over the damage caused by the protesters.

Shanghai has about 4,500 Japanese offices and factories. At the upcoming car show in Shanghai, no Japanese cancellations were noted.

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