Japan demands apology over China protests

ANTI-JAPAN protests erupted for a second day in China yesterday, as Tokyo demanded an apology and better protection for its citizens and diplomats after demonstrators smashed windows and threw eggs at the Japanese embassy.

Demonstrations against Japan have spread in China since Tokyo approved a new history textbook that critics say glosses over atrocities by Japan's military in the first half of the 20th century, including forcing tens of thousands of Asian women into sex slavery.

Beijing denounced the decision, calling the book "poison" for youthful minds in Japan.