One-third of Japan firms say business hurt by China, Korea tension

TOKYO: Diplomatic tensions with China and South Korea are hurting business for a third of Japanese firms, a Reuters poll found, with executives citing a drop-off in sales and difficulties in making deals work.

Under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Japan has angered its neighbours with assertive foreign policies and looser restraints on the military, although tensions with China have not returned to levels seen in 2012 when territorial disputes prompted violent anti-Japan protests.