In mid-February, Thai authorities successively took protective custody of the boys, aged 16 and 17, near the Myanmar border with Thailand. The boys hail from Aichi Prefecture in central Japan and ...

Myanmar expatriates living in Japan recently took part in a rally to protest the war in Ukraine. Though she believes the invasion has deflected attention from the struggle in Myanmar, she feels it ...

Japan sent dozens of medical workers to Myanmar on Wednesday as part of its emergency support for the Southeast Asian country following a powerful earthquake last week, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya ...

Japan will provide US$6 million in emergency aid to assist victims of the recent earthquake in Myanmar, its government said. The details of the aid will be coordinated with relevant international ...

The Japanese government has sent officials to Myanmar to coordinate on the planned ... was made up of medical personnel and staff of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Hayashi told ...

The 32-member disaster relief unit – comprising doctors, nurses and pharmacists – left the Japanese capital on Tuesday evening and arrived in Myanmar the next day. The mission came nearly five ...

Top Japanese officials sent their condolences to Myanmar and Thailand on Sunday, a day after a huge earthquake killed more than 1,000 people. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba sent a message to ...

Rescue workers, sniffer dogs, paramedics and millions of dollars in aid have begun arriving in Myanmar after a massive earthquake ravaged much of the war-torn country.

Members of the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) march in formation at Ground Self-Defence Force Camp Asaka on Nov. 9, 2024. (David Mareuil/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) MANILA, Philippines — Japan ...

Myanmar on April 1, 2025. (AP Photo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will send dozens of medical workers to Myanmar on Wednesday as part of its emergency support for the Southeast Asian country following a ...

Rescuers clean debris from damaged roads in the aftermath of the March 28 earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar on April 10, 2025. (AP Photo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan will send its second medical team to ...