We believe the government of Japan should react. The junta has trampled on the goodwill of Japan. You must be aware of the efforts made by ODA (Official Development Assistance, an agency of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs under your government) to build this village, now destroyed by the Myanmar military. It has become the focus of a massive assault, including airstrikes, by the Myanmar junta, as documented by the Karen Peace Network in their recent report. Lay Kay Kaw, a town in Karen State symbolized Japan’s peacebuilding and development efforts in Myanmar after years of conflict, but now lies in ruins since the coup took place. Prime Minister, to take a stronger stand, particularly in view of the principles invoked in the Kishida Doctrine and the regional threat to stability and security, and indeed Japan’s interests in the country, against the unacceptable denial of human rights and dignity, peace and freedom of the people of Myanmar by the Myanmar’s self-appointed military government, the State Administration Council (SAC). It is therefore now time for your government, Mr. However, when it comes to the situation in Myanmar, it would seem that Japan has refrained from such firm and decisive action, in spite of its deep historical and economic ties with the country. Moreover, in strategic coordination with other governments, Japan has taken extraordinary steps, including sanctions, to ensure Russia’s government feels the pressure of the international community for its brutal invasion of another state. It is a situation that shakes the very foundations of the international order which every country and individual … should regard as their own affair.” With regard to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, we take note of your statement that “no country or region in the world can shrug this off as someone else’s problem.
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And we welcome Japan’s leadership and commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, to world peace and support for ASEAN, diversity, democracy and human rights. We also note with interest your remarks delivered in Singapore at the Shangri La Dialogue, in which you announced the Kishida Doctrine, and that the review of Japan’s National Security Strategy will be completed this year.
We also note that Japan, as a member of the G7, has issued a statement strongly condemning the recent executions of four political prisoners, and stating that these executions, the first in Myanmar in over thirty years, show the junta’s contempt for the democratic aspirations of the Myanmar people. We call on your administration to immediately intensify its efforts to prevent Myanmar from becoming a failed state due to the illegal military junta’s brutal campaign of violence against those who oppose its rule. We write as fellow elected parliamentarians from across Southeast Asia and Japan in view of Japan’s status as a democracy with global influence, its special relationship with Myanmar and indeed with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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