Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent his condolences to Myanmar and Thailand after a huge earthquake killed at least 150 people, his office said Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/29/japan/politics/ishiba-myanmar-thailand-quake/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #myanmar #thailand #myanmarjapanrelations #thailandjapanrelations #earthquakes #shigeruishiba

https://www.alojapan.com/1230231/japan-pm-sends-condolences-after-myanmar-thailand-quake/ Japan PM sends condolences after Myanmar, Thailand quake #earthquakes #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #myanmar #MYANMARJAPANRELATIONS #news #ShigeruIshiba #Thailand #THAILANDJAPANRELATIONS Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent his condolences to Myanmar and Thailand after a huge earthquake killed at least 150 people, his office said Saturday. “I am deeply saddened to learn of the significant damage caused by the earthquake in central Myanmar. My…

At least seven Japanese nationals have been taken into protective custody from large-scale scam centers at the Thai-Myanmar border, with many more still believed to be in captivity. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/02/21/japan/crime-legal/myanmar-fraud-chinese/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #myanmar #thailand #china #fraud #japanesepolice #myanmarjapanrelations

Fumio Kishida, who had previously served as foreign minister and had built strong ties with Myanmar’s civilian government, has disappointed many in the country who hoped for increased support for democratization. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/09/27/japan/fumio-kishidas-failure-democracy-myanmar/ #commentary #japan #myanmar #fumiokishida #myanmarjapanrelations #humanrights #democracy

A Japanese supermarket director detained in Myanmar since June for selling rice at artificially high prices has been released, the military said on Monday, after he was given a one-year prison term earlier in the day. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/13/japan/aeon-myanmar-released/ #japan #myanmar #aeon #myanmarjapanrelations

A court in Myanmar on Monday handed down a one-year prison sentence to a Japanese national working in the country for Japanese retailer Aeon. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/08/12/japan/crime-legal/aeon-employee-myanmar-prison/ #japan #crimelegal #myanmar #myanmarjapanrelations #aeon

Myanmar's military regime has said that it has detained several people, including Japanese business executive Hiroshi Kasamatsu of Aeon Orange for alleged law violations over rice sales. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/07/01/japan/japanese-detained-myanmar/ #japan #myanmarjapanrelations #myanmar #aeon