The Japanese government and public alike must be more proactive in condemning human rights abuses by the military government in Myanmar, a Japanese filmmaker told a news conference following his release from prison in the country.
Toru Kubota, 26, was arrested in the city of Yangon on July 30 for filming a small demonstration against the junta, which has been in power since early 2021 following a coup to overthrow the democratically elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
¡°Japan has a huge presence in Myanmar, including an extremely impactful economic relationship with the country, and I would hope that in future there will be greater scrutiny of where that money is going and if any of it is being used to harm the country¡¯s people,¡± he told reporters at the Foreign Correspondents¡¯ Club of Japan in Tokyo on Monday.
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