A parallel government formed by Myanmar's pro-democracy forces in its fight against the junta urged a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday to lend it support in order to gain recognition in Japan as a legitimate governing body.
Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the National Unity Government of Myanmar (NUG), said in a virtual meeting with the cross-party group, which supports democracy in the Southeast Asian country, that the parallel government will establish a representative office in Japan to counter the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, which is under the influence of the military government.
The NUG has opened representative offices in several countries including the United States, Britain and South Korea.