From the Chinese press

Treat Japan athletes with respect

The Japanese Olympic Committee has asked Japanese athletes not to wear the national team's uniform during the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, so as not to become possible targets of the local people. The JOC's concern is understandable given the souring of relations between Beijing and Tokyo, which poses a challenge for the organizers of the event, says an article on gmw.cn. Excerpts:

China-Japan relations are at their lowest point in recent years because of the territorial conflict over the Diaoyu Islands. Apart from that, the fact that the imperial Japanese army unleashed a reign of terror in Nanjing in 1937 in which more than 300,000 Chinese were killed has added to the tensions at the Youth Olympic Games, which opened on Aug 16.