Foreign Minister Yoriko Kawaguchi has told Myanmar's ruling junta that Japan will continue to push for the release of prodemocracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi until she is freed.
During a BBC interview to be aired Thursday, Kawaguchi said Japan may review its "constructive engagement" policy, which is based on economic aid and dialogue.
The foreign minister said she told her Myanmarese counterpart, Win Aung, to release Suu Kyi and members of her National League for Democracy when the two ministers met on the sidelines of the ASEAN Regional Forum meeting, which ended Wednesday.
The British Broadcasting Corp. interview was recorded Wednesday. , Japanese officials said.