Japan: Cut Defense Ties with Myanmar Military

Click to expand Image A Myanmar soldier during an anti-coup demonstration in Mandalay, Myanmar, March 7, 2021. © 2021 Kaung Zaw Hein/SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images (Tokyo) – The Japanese government should cut ties with the Myanmar military and immediately suspend a military study-abroad program involving Myanmar cadets, Human Rights Watch said today. On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military, known as the Tatmadaw, staged a coup and installed a junta that overturned democratic elections. As of December 10, the National Defense Academy of Japan, a Defense Ministry facility, was still…

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