TOKYO 16 July 2021: Japanese business entities should stop participation in a commercial real estate project involving Myanmar’s military junta, Human Rights Now, Human Rights Watch, Japan International Volunteer Center, Justice For Myanmar, and Mekong Watch stated in a joint release on Thursday.
They are targeting Yangon’s Y-Complex, where a 399-room Okura Prestige Yangon is due to open in 2022.
Justice for Myanmar alleges that foreign investment is involved in the construction and management of the Y-Complex project that funds land lease fees to the country’s armed forces known as the ‘Tatmadaw’.
One participating company, Tokyo Tatemono, stated that they
UN Vote Puts Spotlight on Myanmar-Belarus Connection
Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing (left) and Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko (right) in Belarus in November, 2014. / Press Service of the President of the Republic of Belarus
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By The Irrawaddy 7 July 2021
When the UN General Assembly voted on a resolution condemning the Myanmar coup, calling on the military to restore democracy, release political prisoners and end its violence, and urging UN members to “prevent the flow of arms into Myanmar”, many pundits hailed it as a significant move.
All five countries bordering Myanmar China, India, Laos, Thailand and Bangladesh abstained from the vote, as did Russia and 30 other nations. Among other ASEAN members, Cambodia, Laos and Brunei also abstained, while Singapore, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines voted in favor.
Ex-Japanese Minister’s Firm Partners With Myanmar Military-Linked Company
Monks protest against the military coup in Yangon on Feb. 16. / Kyodo
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By Kyodo News 28 June 2021
TOKYO A company headed by a former Japanese minister has been pursuing a project to develop land owned by Myanmar’s Defense Ministry through a joint venture with a military-affiliated firm, according to sources close to the matter.
With the ministry and the Southeast Asian country’s ruling military acting as one body, there are concerns such business projects may become sources of income for the junta, which has killed more than 800 people and repeatedly violated human rights since it seized power from Daw Aung San Suu Kyi’s civilian government on Feb. 1.
Probe finds 10 Japanese firms with possible links to Myanmar junta
A Japanese consortium involving Fujita paid over $1.84 million in-ground rent to Myanmar s Defense Ministry for a redevelopment project in Yangon, through a local joint venture. Monday, May 10, 2021 11:04 PM UTC
At least 10 Japanese companies have direct business ties or have taken part in projects with Myanmar military-affiliated firms, according to a probe by a Kyodo News team.
Such entities include the Japan Bank for International Cooperation, construction firm Fujita Corp and property manager Tokyo Tatemono Co.
There were concerns that funding and business deals by the Japanese government and private entities may be aiding human rights abuses by Myanmar s junta.