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SUU KYI

COMMENTARY / World
Apr 23, 2013
Suu Kyi can't wait forever to defend minorities
With Myanmar's army complicit in anti-Muslim violence, it hopes Aung San Suu Kyi speaks out in defense of Muslim Burmese and thus lose nationalist support.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2013
Suu Kyi pays visit to Abe
Myanmar democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi paid a courtesy visit to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Tokyo on Thursday, and the two agreed education of the young is key to the country's future development, Japanese officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2013
Suu Kyi takes in Japan's top technologies
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi viewed Japanese technology firsthand Thursday, visiting 634-meter Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcast tower, and Panasonic Corp.'s showroom in the Ariake area on Tokyo Bay.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 18, 2013
Suu Kyi hopes to surmount obstacles to presidency
Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi says that like any political party chief, she hopes to become her country's president, despite the obstacles in her path.
EDITORIALS
Apr 18, 2013
Ms. Suu Kyi visits Japan
As a result of Aung San Suu Kyi's first visit to Japan in nearly 27 years, the government should work out a basic principle for providing assistance to Myanmar.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2013
Suu Kyi makes overture to military
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi said Wednesday she wants to forge a better relationship with the military establishment to win its cooperation to reform the country's controversial constitution.
JAPAN
Apr 17, 2013
Abe to be urged to up support for Myanmar democratization efforts
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will hold talks Thursday with Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during which they are expected to discuss Japanese support for the democratization process in her country, Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2013
Suu Kyi: Japan gender equality poor
Myanmar opposition head Aung San Suu Kyi returns to Kyoto, where she lived in the 1980s, to speak on changes in her country and to chide Japan on its gender gap.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2013
Suu Kyi travels to Kyoto on second day of Japan visit
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Sunday traveled to Kyoto in central Japan on the second day of her weeklong visit to Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 14, 2013
Suu Kyi arrives in Japan for first visit in 27 years
Myanmar prodemocracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi arrives in Japan for the first time since 1986, seeking support for her country's democratic and economic development.
COMMENTARY / COUNTERPOINT
Apr 14, 2013
Myanmar's unrest: Colonial legacy undermines nascent democracy
Alarming outbreaks of sectarian violence pitting Buddhists against Muslims in Myanmar cast an ominous cloud over that nation's democratic transition from military rule.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 13, 2013
Suu Kyi visiting to drum up support
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will arrive in Japan on Saturday for her first visit in 27 years to discuss support for her fast-reforming nation, government officials said.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2013
Suu Kyi to get honorary doctorate
Kyoto's Ryukoku University plans to award an honorary doctorate to Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her achievements in the country's democratic reform when she visits Japan from Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2013
Suu Kyi visit to Japan in works for mid-April
The government is making arrangements to invite Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to Tokyo in mid-April, according to government officials.

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