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Myanmar arrests Japanese national as military junta extends state of emergency | South China Morning Post

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An official at the Japanese embassy in Myanmar has confirmed that one of its citizens has been detained in the country’s commercial capital Yangon, the latest foreigner ensnared in the military-ruled nation. Japanese media have reported that filmmaker Toru Kubota, 26, was detained near an anti-government rally, alon…

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