Japan-Myanmar Relations

February 4, 2025
a commemorative photo
State Minister Miyaji exchanged views with members of the Myanmar community residing in Japan

On February 4, commencing at 4:20 p.m. for approximately 20 minutes, Mr. MIYAJI Takuma, State Minister for Foreign Affairs received a courtesy call from members of the Myanmar community residing in Japan. The overview of the courtesy call is as follows.

  1. As marking four years since the coup d’état in Myanmar, State Minister Miyaji exchanged views on the situation in the country with members of the Myanmar community residing in Japan, and received a "letter of request" calling for the Government of Japan to advance concrete and effective policies to help swiftly restore Myanmar’s democratic political system and peace.
  2. State Minister Miyaji expressed serious concern that there are still no signs of improvement in the situation in Myanmar although four years have passed since the coup d’état. He also stated that in light of this situation, Foreign Minister Iwaya issued a statement on February 1 and once again urged the Myanmar military to take concrete actions to (1) immediately stop the violence, (2) release those who are detained, and (3) swiftly restore Myanmar’s democratic political system.
  3. State Minister Miyaji committed that based on our consistent policy of supporting the people of Myanmar who are facing difficulties, Japan would continue to actively provide humanitarian assistance and work toward improving the situation while actively engaging in dialogue with various stakeholders.

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