Anti-Chinese sentiment has been present in Japan since ancient times. While Japan was historically influenced by China with its writing system, architecture, and religion, negative sentiment of China has persisted to modern times, due to nationalistic and historical disputes.
2010 Japanese anti-Chinese protest in Shibuya, Tokyo, concerning Chinese claim of sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands.
Anti-Chinese rally in Hibiya in 2010
Police officers monitor anti-Chinese protests in front of the Chinese Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, during the 2012 Senkaku Islands dispute.
Uyoku dantai
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Uyoku dantai refers to Japanese ultranationalist far-right activists, provocateurs, and internet trolls often organized in groups. In 1996 and 2013, the National Police Agency estimated that there were over 1,000 right-wing groups in Japan with about 100,000 members in total.
An uyoku gaisensha passing two Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department police buses
A gaisensha driving around the street at the Yasukuni Shrine on August 15, the V-J Day
Another example of an uyoku gaisensha, again in front of the Yasukuni Shrine
Uyoku bus parked on the grounds of Yasukuni Shrine