History and the rise of Shandong set challenge for Japan's car makers in China
September 17, 2013 at 16:57 PM EDT
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Sept 18 (Reuters) - A year after their China sales were battered by protests in a territorial dispute, Japan's big automakers are finding it tough to bounce back in the world's biggest market. Demand for cars is rising fastest in provinces where anti-Japan sentiment historically runs deepest - a legacy of Japanese occupation around World War Two.