A Japanese ruling party lawmaker has met with Myanmar’s junta leader, according to Myanmar state media, days after a Japanese documentary filmmaker was arrested while covering a protest in the South-East Asian country.
Hiromichi Watanabe, a member of Japan’s more powerful lower house of representatives for the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, was in Myanmar from Aug 7 until yesterday, his office confirmed yesterday. It did not comment on the purpose of the trip.
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