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COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2016
China's water hegemony
China's control of several international rivers, through its huge number of dams, gives it power over the nations downstream.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 6, 2016
China seeks 'new chapter' in first visit with Myanmar's Suu Kyi
China and Myanmar pledged to open a "new chapter" in their sometimes strained relationship, raising the prospect that stalled Chinese investment projects in the Southeastern Asian country could be allowed to resume.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2016
New Myanmar government brings challenges for Tokyo
With Wednesday's installation of a new government in Myanmar that will effectively be led by pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, the Southeast Asian nation has arrived at a crossroads in its relationship with Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2016
Myanmar must stay united
The formation of the first civilian government in more than 50 years on April 1 is only the beginning, and not the end, of Myanmar's long process of transition to a genuine democracy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2016
Suu Kyi to control Myanmar government, party spokesman says
She is unlikely to take a formal role in Myanmar's government, but pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi will steer the incoming government of her National League for Democracy (NLD), the party said on Sunday. She will stay on as party head.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2016
China to push Myanmar's new government on stalled dam
China signalled on Thursday that it will push Myanmar's new government to resume a controversial stalled dam project in the Southeast Asian country, saying the contract is still valid.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Mar 16, 2016
Led by China, Mekong nations take on Golden Triangle narco-empires
The Lao People's Army patrol boat was custom-made in China with night-vision capability and two of the most powerful engines on this remote stretch of the Mekong River.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2016
Thai trafficking trial opens amid fears for witnesses
The trial of 92 suspected human traffickers, arrested after the discovery of shallow graves of migrants in Thai jungle, began in Bangkok on Tuesday and the attorney-general's office said it would be over within a year amid fears about the safety of witnesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2016
Myanmar's new president is an unlikely leader
For years he walked alongside Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, a quiet confidant in her campaign for democracy in Myanmar. On Tuesday, with her blessing, Htin Kyaw became the country's president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 10, 2016
Myanmar presidency beckons for Suu Kyi confidant Htin Kyaw
Until two months ago, Htin Kyaw was not even a member of Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD). Now he is the favored presidential candidate of Myanmar's ruling party, on course to become the country's first head of state since the 1960s who is not a former top-ranking member of the...
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2016
Myanmar brings forward date for presidential nominations
Myanmar will announce presidential nominations on March 10, the speaker of its upper house of parliament said on Tuesday, advancing the original date by a week, as a lengthy political transition enters its last stages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 15, 2016
Myanamar's Thein Sein has mixed legacy despite leading nation to democracy
When U.S. President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 8, 2016
Aichi university group helping refugees with language study
A group of university students from Aichi Prefecture has started a volunteer group to assist refugees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 3, 2016
Travel ban fuels talk of Myanmar constitutional challenge
The party of Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has instructed its lawmakers not to leave the capital, rank-and-file members said, fueling speculation of a legal bid to sidestep a clause in the constitution barring the democracy champion from the presidency.
EDITORIALS
Feb 1, 2016
NLD takes control in Myanmar
At long last, Myanmar has a democratic government.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2016
Suu Kyi's NLD allies set to form ruling party after decades of struggle in Myanmar
After decades of struggle, hundreds of lawmakers from Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy (NLD) are set to form Myanmar's ruling party on Monday, with enough seats in parliament to choose the first democratically elected government since the military took power in 1962.

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