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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2021
Suu Kyi aide among new wave of arrests in Myanmar as Biden approves sanctions
Derek Mitchell, a former U.S. ambassador to Mynamar, said it was vital to get nations such as Japan, India and Singapore involved in a strong response.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021
Don’t isolate Myanmar
Crippling U.S.-led sanctions from the late 1980s paved the way for China to become Myanmar's dominant trading partner and investor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2021
Myanmar anti-coup protests resume despite bloodshed
The United States and United Nations condemned the use of force against protesters, who demand the reversal of the coup and the release of Suu Kyi and other detained leaders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2021
'Rude and insolent': Fraught talks preceded coup by Myanmar army
Interviews with government advisers and others who worked with Aung San Suu Kyi help reconstruct the events that led to the Feb. 1 coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2021
Military moves into Yangon as anti-coup protesters flood streets
Tens of thousands of demonstrators have swarmed streets across the nation since the weekend, using social media to quickly mobilize supporters around three main demands.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2021
Myanmar generals shut down internet as thousands protest coup
Fallout from coup hits overseas as Sean Turnell, an Australian economic adviser to Suu Kyi, said in a message on Saturday he was being detained.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2021
Facebook faces reckoning in Myanmar after being blocked by military
Facebook will have to decide how to play the delicate balance of protecting the democratic politicians and activists versus cooperating with the new regime to get services restored.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2021
Persuasion, not pressure, must be used with Myanmar
The real question, however, is not whether Japan recognizes the new government in Myanmar. What matters most is how Japan resumes its efforts of persuasion.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 4, 2021
Myanmar’s coup must be reversed
During the darkest days of Myanmar's military junta, Tokyo governments worried that isolating Myanmar would push it into China's sphere of influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021
Suu Kyi is proven right about Myanmar
Faced with a constricting institutional and constitutional position, Suu Kyi's efforts to extricate the military from the power structure was always going to be a huge challenge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2021
Myanmar army’s next problem: Defeating Aung San Suu Kyi in an election
Myanmar's army has plenty of examples in Asia of powerful elites that write rules favoring the establishment at election time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2021
Japan defense official warns Myanmar coup could increase China's influence
Myanmar's army seized power Monday, declaring a state of emergency, and detained elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi along with other government officials.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2021
The Myanmar coup’s dangerous aftershocks
Although the army has declared a state of emergency for a year, past history in Myanmar with such declarations could easily suggest that the state of emergency could go on for many years.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami