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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2021
At least five dead as Myanmar police crack down on protests for second day
The coup has brought hundreds of thousands of protesters onto the streets and drawn condemnation from Western countries, with some imposing limited sanctions.
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2021
Japanese journalist in Myanmar released from police custody
'Thanks very much to all my friends. I'm OK. I'm safe,' Yuki Kitazumi said after leaving a police station in Yangon following a brief detainment amid protests over the Feb. 1 coup.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2021
Japan's ties with Myanmar put to the test after military coup
Tokyo has been cautious about implementing sanctions on the Myanmar regime to avoid jeopardizing the relationship it has built with military leaders over decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2021
Opponents and supporters of Myanmar coup scuffle as more protests planned
There have been about three weeks of daily protests and strikes and students pledged to come out again in the commercial hub of Yangon on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2021
Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks
The military has not given a time frame for a new election but it imposed a one-year state of emergency when it seized power so it would likely be after that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2021
A digital firewall in Myanmar, built with guns and wire cutters
The military has repeatedly shut off the internet, isolating a country that had only in the past few years linked to the outside world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2021
Western countries step up pressure on Myanmar junta as protesters defy warnings
The European Union said it is considering sanctions while Washington penalized two more generals for links to the military coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2021
U.S. sanctions two Myanmar generals over coup
The United States on Monday imposed sanctions on two members of Myanmar's military junta over the country's Feb. 1 coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2021
Strike grips Myanmar as anti-coup protesters defy junta's lethal warning
Three weeks after seizing power, the junta has failed to stop daily protests and a civil disobedience movement calling for the reversal of the Feb. 1 coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 15, 2021
Suu Kyi detention extended to Wednesday as security forces deployed to cities
Police opened fire Sunday at a power plant in northern Myanmar to disperse protesters during a ninth day of demonstrations against the military's Feb. 1 coup.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2021
Thousands take to the streets in Tokyo to protest Myanmar coup
Around 5,000 people — mostly Myanmar nationals — gathered Sunday with flags raised and signs in hand to protest the putsch that occurred in their home country earlier this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2021
Myanmar faces wider business fallout after Kirin retreat
Companies and investors are weighing the impact of a military coup that has thrust the once-thriving nation into a state of emergency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 12, 2021
U.S. sanctions on Myanmar junta not enough, Suu Kyi supporters say
EU lawmakers have also called for action from their countries and Britain said it was considering measures to punish those behind the Feb. 1 coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2021
Suu Kyi aide among new wave of arrests in Myanmar as Biden approves sanctions
Derek Mitchell, a former U.S. ambassador to Mynamar, said it was vital to get nations such as Japan, India and Singapore involved in a strong response.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Don’t isolate Myanmar
Crippling U.S.-led sanctions from the late 1980s paved the way for China to become Myanmar's dominant trading partner and investor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protests resume despite bloodshed
The United States and United Nations condemned the use of force against protesters, who demand the reversal of the coup and the release of Suu Kyi and other detained leaders.

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