With four months into junta rule following a Feb. 1 coup that ousted the civilian government led by Aung San Suu Kyi, there is no sign of a breakthrough in the Myanmar crisis.
The tendency towards authoritarianism, the flagrant disregard for painstakingly agreed rules and conventions of international order, the denigration of human rights across wide and dispersed geographies, and the seeming inability of those tasked with preventing these to do so has meant
Japan to allow residents from Myanmar to extend stay
MARI YAMAGUCHI, Associated Press
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1of5United Nations Secretary General s Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener speaks during a press conference Friday, May 28, 2021, in Tokyo.Eugene Hoshiko/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5United Nations Secretary General s Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener, left, and Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi pose for media during a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday, May 28, 2021, in Tokyo.Eugene Hoshiko/APShow MoreShow Less
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4of5United Nations Secretary General s Special Envoy to Myanmar Christine Schraner Burgener, right, and Japan s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, left, greet prior to a courtesy call at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday, May 28, 2021, in Tokyo.Eugene Hoshiko/APShow MoreShow Less