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Myanmar nationals living in Japan and their supporters staged rallies on Feb. 1 to mark the one-year anniversary of the military coup in the Southeast Asian nation.
OSAKA--A soccer player from Myanmar who refused to return to his homeland in protest against the military coup there was granted refugee status in Japan on Aug. 20.
Pyae Lyan Aung speaks with reporters outside the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau on June 22 after submitting his refugee application. (Hajimu Takeda) OSAKA--A soccer player from Myanmar who refused to return to his homeland in protest against the military coup there has won permission to remain in Japan for six months. On July 2, Pyae Lyan Aung, 27, visited the Osaka Regional Immigration Services Bureau, where he was granted a “designated activities” visa that will allow him to stay in Japan and work for six months. The Immigration Services Agency is expected to consider his ap...