Japan is considering providing large-scale assistance to Myanmar in such areas as building infrastructure and urban planning at the request of Aung San Suu Kyi, according to a government source.
The Abe government is arranging to offer a total of more than ¥100 billion in loans and grants under Japan's official development assistance as Myanmar is expected to go through major changes when Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy takes control of the government in April, the source said Sunday.
Tokyo wants to accelerate discussions on the matter after the NLD comes into power and compile a detailed plan by around June, in the hope that it will be able to have concrete assistance plans set before other countries, according to the source.