Attacks in China and Japan raise concerns about xenophobia in both countries


TOKYO A Japanese woman living in China was attacked and injured by a man in a Suzhou subway station, Japanese media outlets said, hours after two Chinese men were seriously injured in violence in Tokyo.

The attacks on Thursday (July 31) raised concern about xenophobic sentiment in both China and Japan that have been blamed for assaults in both countries.

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