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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Japan state-funded hotel deal pays rent to Myanmar Defense Ministry
The payments, starting in 2017, are not illegal but are potentially embarrassing for Tokyo given alleged human rights abuses by Myanmar's military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2021
Inside the 'spring revolution' opposing Myanmar's military coup
Scores of politicians, officials and activists are taking part in an unprecedented struggle for control of Myanmar playing out across the country and overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2021
Myanmar activists hold candle-lit protests as EU and U.S. try to pressure junta
The European Union imposed on Monday sanctions against individuals involved in the coup and the repression of the demonstrators.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2021
Myanmar junta expects Asian nations to keep investing after coup
Myanmar's Asian neighbors largely have refrained from turning away from the country, and the leadership sees long-term regional partners staying engaged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2021
Myanmar activists plan new protests after weekend bloodshed
At least 250 people have now been killed since the coup, according to figures from the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners activist group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2021
Myanmar protesters voice defiance under cover of the night
A violent crackdown has forced people determined to resist a return to military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy to think up new ways to make their point.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2021
Outed by online campaign, children of Myanmar junta hounded abroad
Since the coup, some protesters have launched an online campaign to denounce family members and associates of the junta in Myanmar and beyond.
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2021
Deployment of Myanmar's first satellite under review due to coup
Myanmar's first satellite is being held on board the International Space Station following the Myanmar coup, while Japan's space agency and a Japanese university decide what to do with it, two Japanese university officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2021
Martial law in parts of Myanmar's main city after deadliest day since coup
Japan, which has long competed for influence in Myanmar with China, said it was monitoring the situation and considering how to respond in terms of economic cooperation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2021
U.S. grants Myanmar nationals relief from deportation after military coup
The decision means about 1,600 Burmese already in the United States, including diplomats who have broken with Myanmar's junta, will be eligible for Temporary Protected Status for 18 months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2021
Japan must rethink its Myanmar policy
As a regional leader, Japan has a particularly important role to play in shaping a democratic path for Myanmar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2021
U.N. condemns Myanmar violence as U.S. blacklists army leader's children
The U.N. Security Council, however, failed to denounce the military takeover as a coup or threaten further action due to opposition from China and Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021
'Shoot till they are dead': Some Myanmar police flee to India after refusing orders
Around 100 people from Myanmar, mostly policemen and their families, have crossed over a porous border into India since the protests began, a senior Indian official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021
Brawling Myanmar monks show Buddhist nationalists backing coup
Buddhist monasteries are usually known as places of solace and meditation. But one in Myanmar's biggest city became the site of an ugly brawl in the aftermath of the Feb. 1 military coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021
‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak
The military and its brutal practices are an omnipresent fear in Myanmar, one that has intensified since the generals seized full power in a coup last month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021
Night raid on young Myanmar protesters draws international alarm
Myanmar's military government also moved to shutter five local media outlets reporting on the protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2021
Australia halts defense ties with Myanmar and redirects aid
Australia has suspended its defense cooperation program with Myanmar, Foreign Affairs Minister Marise Payne said, amid an intensified crackdown by the country's military on massive protests against last month's coup.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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