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Japanese journalist Toru Kubota (C) speaks during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on November 28, 2022. (AFP)
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pressure on the junta and accept refugees from Myanmar.
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Thousands of people have been jailed during the bloody crackdown on dissent in Myanmar since the
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Kubota, 26, was sentenced to seven years in jail for filming an anti-coup protest and also received a
three-year sentence for violating Myanmar’s immigration laws.
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He was released on November 18 along with thousands of other prisoners, including former British
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ambassador Ms Vicky Bowman and Australian economist Mr Sean Turnell, an adviser to ousted state
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Kubota urged Japan, which has long been a major donor and investor, “to take a strong proactive
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in Myanmar and also to more proactively criticise Myanmar for
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