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May 15, 2021 Japanese freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumiwas indicted May 3 in Myanmar for spreading “fake news,” according to the country’s junta. Kitazumi was covering the anti-government protests that have roiled Myanmar since the military staged a coup there in February, and, according to Kyodo News, the coverage was “deemed to be critical of the military.” The arrest placed additional pressure on the government of Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga to come out strongly against the junta and its actions. Though Japan has decried the coup and suspended new aid to Myanmar, it has not officially condemned the junta or implemented sanctions in the way other countries have. Instead, Japan says it will use the “channels” it has with the junta to do something as yet unspecified, but in at least one regard this special relationship seems to have paid off: On Thursday it was reported that Kitazumi would be released.

Hideaki shinodaYoshihide sugaToshimitsu motegiKei nemotoYuki kitazumiwasKenzo oshimaYohei sasakawaAkira amariNippon foundationUnited nationsJapan myanmar associationSophia universityForeign correspondent club of japanTokyo university of foreignNational unity governmentAung san suu kyi national league