Riots and gunshots inflame China-Japan stand-off

Japan is disappointed by China’s lack of regret over anti-Japanese protests in Chinese cities and its failure to explain how the rallies escalated into riots that left windows smashed at Japanese diplomatic missions, the top government spokesman said today.

“No matter what the reasons are, violence is not acceptable,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Hiroyuki Hosoda told reporters. “We find it regrettable that no clear explanation was presented” during talks yesterday in Beijing between foreign ministers from Japan and China.