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In his new round of tariffs being announced this week, Trump is essentially tethering the entire world economy to his ...
The president said at least seven countries would receive letters regarding their new tariff rates on Wednesday.
Myanmar’s civil war is unwinnable under the circumstances. Supporting Kachin independence could secure rare earth supplies, ...
TOKYO -- The number of Myanmar nationals working in Japan has surged, as young people fleeing the turmoil following the 2021 military takeover seek op ...
In 2022, only Japan and Korea continued to disburse ODA aid loans to Myanmar, with Korea's contributions amounting to about 10% of Japan's volume. By 2020, Japan had lent a cumulative total of US ...
Tokyo — A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday.
A+ A- AFP Yangon: Japan cruised past Myanmar 5-0 in World Cup qualifying in Yangon on Thursday to maintain their 100 percent record, with their place in the next round already secured.
Aiming to work in Japan, Myanmarese youth study Japanese in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sept. 12, 2023. (Mainichi/Aya Takeuchi) YANGON (Mainichi) -- Two and a half years since a military coup, young ...
Japan has long-standing ties with Myanmar and has maintained relations with the country even after the military there seized power in February 2021 by toppling a democratically elected government.
Japan began providing development assistance to Myanmar in 1954. Many Japanese firms were actively investing in the country until 2020, but the flow of aid and investments has been disrupted since ...
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced a Japanese journalist to 10 years in prison for sedition and violating a law on electronic communications after he filmed an anti-government protest in ...