two years after a memorabilia collector mailed Keiko’s family the flag her Japanese grandfather had taken into battle in Burma, now known as Myanmar. “We didn’t know anything about him ...

However, for the two Koreas, China, Myanmar, Malaysia, and other Asian nations, it is a symbol of the war atrocities committed by Japanese forces in the past. That is why flying the flag at the ...

China wants to avoid an escalation that could jeopardise its own economic interests, particularly with Myanmar serving as a ...

At the same time, the decision has been made to suspend new official development assistance (ODA) projects to Myanmar. That move will have a substantial effect, given that Japan is the second ...

Given its political and economic influence over the Myanmar military, the Japanese government can do more to help the international community pursue non-military R2P options. Japan has been ...

Winding through the lawless, rugged hills of northern Myanmar, National Highway 3 links a stunning series of victories by ...

Kon Ichikawa's 1956 war film The Burmese Harp is hailed as one of the genre's most impactful works, and it was inspired by a ...

An award-winning film about a family from Myanmar seeking refuge in Japan has proven remarkably prescient following this year’s military coup. Its director, Fujimoto Akio, held a special ...

The cheapest time of year to fly from Japan to Myanmar is usually November and costs around £177. If you're not sure when you want to go, and November doesn't work for you, we can help. Just take a ...

TOKYO--A Japanese business executive has returned home from Myanmar following his release from more than a month of detention after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, his company ...

When an alliance led by three rebel armies seized swathes of territory near Myanmar's border with China from the military ...