They are in response to Japan detaining and then deporting activists from Hong Kong, Macau and China; as well as the planting of a Japanese flag on disputed islands, by Japanese activists.
State media has attempted to downplay the protests, but pictures clearly show them as being much larger than the two hundred max claimed.
In some places, protesters turned violent overturning cars made by Japanese automakers and attacking businesses that they perceived to have any link to Japan, such as sushi restaurants.
Outside of Japanese consulates flags were burned, as crowds shouted death to Japan.
Major General Luo Yuansaidd, "If necessary, we could make the Diaoyu Islands a target range for China’s air force and plant mines around them."
Others called for the seizure of any Japanese ships that come near Chinese waters.
Blogs, in China, have been seen to say that the Chinese government isn't taking a strong enough stance on this issue; they come down almost as soon as they're put up.
The Chinese are also in a conflict over several other island chains, with various other countries on the Pacific coast.
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