Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged during an official visit to Myanmar on Saturday that "the whole of Japan," its public and private sectors alike, will support the emerging country's reform process to ensure its continued democratic and economic advancement.
Abe held talks the same day with Myanmar opposition leader and prodemocracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi in Yangon, the nation's business hub and most populous city.
During their meeting, Abe and Suu Kyi agreed that the expansion of Japanese corporations into Myanmar's market would be beneficial for both countries. To that end, Japan's investment in Myanmar must be stable and result in local job creation, the two were quoted as saying by a Japanese official.