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SUU KYI

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2021
Myanmar plans to hold fresh election in August 2023, junta chief says
The top general earlier extended an initial timeline for the new election after the election body annulled last year's poll results that Aung San Suu Kyi's party won in a landslide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 18, 2021
Japan business lobbyist backs Myanmar coup and urges investment
A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan's top companies to Myanmar has urged Tokyo to endorse its military regime.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2021
Myanmar's shadow government asks Japan to recognize its legitimacy
In a letter addressed to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, the shadow government also said it plans to establish a representative office in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2021
Japan concerned over Aung San Suu Kyi conviction, foreign minister says
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said Japan has been demanding the 'immediate suspension of violence and the release of people who have been arrested,' including Suu Kyi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2021
U.N. calls on Myanmar to halt excessive force after media reports five killed
Anti-military protests have not stopped despite the killing of more than 1,300 people since the February overthrow of an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 21, 2021
Ousted Myanmar leader Suu Kyi's Japanese sword restored
The item was originally given by the president of the Asahi Shimbun newspaper to the commander of Japanese forces occupying Burma in World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2021
Japan envoy says U.S. sought help to free journalist in Myanmar
On Saturday, Yohei Sasakawa held a meeting with Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, the top commander of the armed forces. Two days later, the journalist was free.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2021
The young generation risking it all to topple the Myanmar junta
The battle has made guerrilla fighters of university lecturers, day laborers, tech workers, students and artists and forced countless young men and women into a life on the run.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2021
Aung San Suu Kyi defends herself during ‘show trial’ in Myanmar
In trying to eliminate her as a political force, the junta's case against Suu Kyi has only elevated her in the eyes of many of her countrymen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 16, 2021
ASEAN arranges to exclude Myanmar military leader from summit
The decision marks a historic shift for ASEAN from its principle of non-interference in the domestic affairs of member countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021
How family of a Myanmar junta leader are trying to cash in
Family members of the air force chief have enjoyed a lifestyle that is out of reach for the vast majority of Myanmar's people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
Myanmar shadow government calls for revolt against military rule
Comprised of members in exile or in hiding, Myanmar's National Unity Government has declared a state of emergency.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2021
Stand with the people of Myanmar
ASEAN must be reminded that its credibility depends on how it deals with Myanmar's coup. Otherwise it could be seen as an enabler of authoritarianism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2021
Six months on, military-ruled Myanmar remains in turmoil
A harsh crackdown on anti-coup protesters and others has left over 900 people dead since the Feb. 1 takeover, according to a rights group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 8, 2021
Myanmar turmoil deepens as clashes spread
Five months after the coup, conflicts have flared anew in a country that already had some two dozen ethnic armed groups.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021
ASEAN deadlocked in selection of special envoy to Myanmar
Three countries are said to be vying to see their candidate selected, mindful not only of Myanmar's interests but also their own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 5, 2021
Japan urges Myanmar to prevent repeat of raids on embassy and aid staff
Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato said the security forces' actions 'risked the safety of the Japanese nationals' and violated the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2021
Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid on town, residents and media say
Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the center of the Southeast Asian nation, two residents and Myanmar media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2021
Joy and skepticism as Myanmar frees hundreds held since coup
More than 2,000 detainees were released on Wednesday, among them journalists and others who the ruling military said had been held on incitement charges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2021
Firm led by former Japan minister in joint venture linked with Myanmar military
With the ministry and the Southeast Asian country's ruling military acting as one body, there are concerns such business projects may become sources of income for the junta.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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