National May 21, 2021
Japan could freeze all aid to Myanmar, foreign minister warns
Japan is a top donor to Myanmar, and it has already suspended new aid after the military ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
National May 17, 2021
Myanmar prisoners harshly interrogated, says Japanese journalist
After nearly four weeks in a Yangon jail, Yuki Kitazumi said he would work from Japan to help Myanmar return to democracy.
National May 14, 2021
A state-run TV station cites relations with Tokyo as a factor in Yuki Kitazumi's release, while a local reporter on the same charge was jailed for three years.
National May 4, 2021
Japanese journalist indicted in Myanmar on 'fake news' charge
Yuki Kitazumi, 45, could face a jail term of up to three years if convicted under the penal code as amended after the February coup.
National Apr 24, 2021
Yuki Kitazumi, 45, was arrested and taken from his home in Yangon, Myanmar's largest city, last Sunday and is being held for allegedly spreading "fake news."
National Apr 20, 2021
Yuki Kitazumi, 45, was taken from his home in Myanmar's largest city Yangon on Sunday.
National Apr 19, 2021
Japanese journalist held in Myanmar moved to prison, embassy says
Yuki Kitazumi, a former reporter for the Tokyo-based Nikkei business daily who now lives in Yangon, was detained by security forces in Yangon on Sunday, local media reported.
National Feb 26, 2021
"Thanks very much to all my friends. I'm OK. I'm safe," Yuki Kitazumi said after leaving a police station in Yangon following a brief detainment amid protests over the Feb. 1 coup.