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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2021
Doctors and nurses targeted in brutal Myanmar crackdown, U.N. warns
There are hundreds of outstanding arrest warrants for health care workers who have been targeted for brutal treatment by the regime.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2021
Myanmar targets higher vaccinations as COVID-19 cases soar
Myanmar's military-controlled health ministry expects half of the population to be vaccinated against COVID-19 this year, state media reported on Tuesday, a day after authorities announced a record tally of coronavirus deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jul 19, 2021
Japanese supporter of Myanmar orphanage forced to watch turmoil from afar
Takashi Takino has been warned that stocks of food at the facility in the city of Yangon are running low.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 8, 2021
Myanmar turmoil deepens as clashes spread
Five months after the coup, conflicts have flared anew in a country that already had some two dozen ethnic armed groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021
Time for ASEAN minilateralism on Myanmar and territorial disputes in the South China Sea
Many Southeast Asian countries are too economically and strategically dependent on China to take a robust stance on the South China Sea disputes in favor of ASEAN claimant states
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2021
Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid on town, residents and media say
Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the center of the Southeast Asian nation, two residents and Myanmar media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2021
After pressuring telecom firms, Myanmar's junta bans executives from leaving
The directives follow pressure on the companies from the junta to activate spyware technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2021
Joy and skepticism as Myanmar frees hundreds held since coup
More than 2,000 detainees were released on Wednesday, among them journalists and others who the ruling military said had been held on incitement charges.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
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Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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