Man decries ex-PM Abe’s state funeral guest list for including military-ruled Myanmar – The Mainichi

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1. Must be hard enough to find people who would want to attend.

2. Agree with the sentiment there. I can see a counterargument that Japan is protecting its economy’s assets in Myanmar by keeping the junta in the diplomatic loop. Obviously, it would be better if they had pulled out by now.

   This is a sentence I did not expect to read here:

   >… stating that the act of welcoming the military regime that oppresses people in his home country goes against the funeral’s principle of protecting democracy.

3. Google ‘Japan in Myanmar’ and here are some of the top news headlines:

   70% of Japanese firms to keep or expand business in Myanmar even after coup (Japan Times)

   10 Japan firms may have links with Myanmar’s military junta (Kyodo)

   Concern Expressed Over Japanese Companies Continuing Business in Myanmar ([Justiceformyanmar.org](https://Justiceformyanmar.org))

   Japan is backing the wrong side in Myanmar – (Nikkei Asia)

   Japan: NGOs call Japanese firms to quit Myanmar project ([business-humanrights.org](https://business-humanrights.org))

   Japan Myanmar Association Members List (List of Japanese companies which at least have had ties to Myanmar.[http://japanmyanmar.or.jp/eng/shr/pdf/jma_members.pdf](http://japanmyanmar.or.jp/eng/shr/pdf/jma_members.pdf))