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Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022
Japan to stop Myanmar military training over executions
The decision to continue training military personnel after Myanmar's 2021 coup was heavily criticized by rights groups.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2022
Teachers recount carnage of Myanmar school helicopter attack
Friday's violence at a school in Let Yet Kone village, Sagaing region, killed 14 people — 12 of them children, the youngest age 7.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
Russia to flood Asia with fuels as Europe ramps up sanctions
India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, according to Morgan Stanley.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022
Could Myanmar’s opposition forces unseat the junta?
Myanmar's rebel forces swell in number as the junta launches brutal airstrikes on civilian targets in rural areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2022
Five years on, Myanmar Rohingya desperate to leave Bangladesh camps and go home
More than a million Rohingya are living in squalid camps in southern Bangladesh comprising the world's largest refugee settlement, with little prospect of returning to Myanmar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2022
Top U.N. official presses Myanmar's junta leader in rare visit
Noeleen Heyzer's visit came just a day after a court sentenced the country's deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to six years in jail.
JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022
Trial for Japanese man detained in Myanmar began in July
On how the man, Toru Kubota — a documentary producer — will be treated, the military officials said Tuesday that there is a need to wait for the court's decision.
JAPAN
Aug 4, 2022
Myanmar charges Japanese journalist with encouraging dissent
Filmmaker Toru Kubota, 26, was detained last Saturday near an anti-government rally in Yangon along with two Myanmar citizens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2022
Myanmar junta extends emergency rule, citing need for stability
The head of Myanmar's junta on Monday blamed instability for stalling efforts to implement a peace plan agreed with other Southeast Asian countries.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2022
Execution of Myanmar democracy activists reveals junta's true colors
It is well past time for the community of nations to impose sanctions against Myanmar's military government and its key supporters after the execution of pro-democracy activists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2022
World condemns Myanmar junta for 'cruel' execution of democracy activists
Sentenced to death in closed-door trials in January and April, the four men had been accused of helping militias to fight the army that seized power in a coup last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2022
Myanmar's junta rolls out more Chinese surveillance cameras
Since the February 2021 coup, local authorities have started new camera surveillance projects for at least five cities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 10, 2022
Top U.S. diplomat vows to heap pressure on Myanmar junta during visit to Thailand
The top U.S. diplomat praised Thailand's role in a renewed push in Southeast Asia — a key area of competition between China and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2022
Kirin offloads Myanmar beer business over coup
Kirin said that a share buyback agreement worth about u00a522.4 billion ($164 billion) had been reached to transfer its 51% stake back into the subsidiary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2022
Rohingya refugee boat sinks off Myanmar, dozens dead or missing
There are around 600,000 Rohingya Muslims left in the country, where U.N investigators say a military crackdown has shown 'genocidal intent.'
How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Typhoon Halong to cause windstorms, heavy rain and high waves on the Izu islands
Typhoon Halong is moving north near the Izu Islands, with strong winds, high waves and heavy rain expected as it passes early on Thursday, prompting warnings from the weather agency.
Takaichi's leadership lineup favors Aso and his allies while shutting out rivals
The LDP's newly-appointed election chief Keiji Furuya (far left), general affairs council chair Haruko Arimura (second from left), vice president Taro Aso (center left), president Sanae Takaichi (center right), secretary-general Shunichi Suzuki (second from right) and policy chief Takayuki Kobayashi in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Qilin cybercrime gang claims hack on Japan's Asahi
The Asahi Group headquarters complex in Tokyo
OpenAI’s Sora 2 is drowning in Japanese 'AI slop'
OpenAI has rolled out a social app powered by Sora 2, its artificial intelligence video generator, which was quickly flooded with videos featuring iconic Japanese intellectual property.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.

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