After medics took a prominent role in the anti-junta movement that emerged after the coup, the military administration has ...

More than 2,000 people recently lost their lives after a massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar. While the world mourns, Japan had already issued a warning about a potential megaquake ...

That time was around 12:50 p.m. on March 31 (3:20 p.m. Japan time). According to the Myanmar National Army, the death toll from the quake has risen to 1,700 across the country, with 3,400 injured.

was in custody in Myanmar since his June 30 arrest for selling rice at prices above the official regulations. Japan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Aug. 12 that the Japanese national was ...

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani said Tuesday that he has ordered the Self-Defense Forces to end its disaster relief operations in Myanmar, the Southeast Asian country that was struck by a powerful ...

New translations of a manga that depicts the struggle for democracy in Myanmar are prompting renewed interest in the ...

Myanmar's military rulers let in hundreds of foreign rescue personnel on Saturday after an earthquake killed more than 1,600 people, the deadliest natural disaster to hit the impoverished, war-torn ...

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 ...

Some people in Myanmar people feel their situation has been forgotten amid the conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine. Organizers of the January 20 Japan fundraiser hoped to address those concerns.