A Kyoto-themed shopping street in China's northeastern port city of Dalian suspended operation late last week amid growing criticism on the internet that Japan has been engaged in a "cultural invasion," state-run media reported.The Global Times, a tabloid of the ruling Communist Party, said that there was controversy over the shopping street with the theme of the Japanese ancient capital, now a popular tourist spot, as Dalian was "previously colonized and deeply traumatized by the Japanese invasion." The street was just opened in late August.Japanese culture has become popular in China in r…READ FULL ARTICLE
