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Japan's medical team arrives in quake-hit Myanmar

Hideyuki Yazama, head of a 32-member team of medical workers from Japan, meets the press after his delegation arrived in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 2, 2025, to provide emergency support to the Southeast Asian country devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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Japan medical team arrives in quake-hit Myanmar

A 32-member team of medical workers from Japan arrive in Yangon, Myanmar, on April 2, 2025, to provide emergency support to the Southeast Asian country devastated by a powerful earthquake on March 28.

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4th anniversary of coup in Myanmar

A market is crowded with shoppers in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 1, 2025, exactly four years after the military seized power in a coup.

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4th anniversary of coup in Myanmar

A market is crowded with shoppers in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 1, 2025, exactly four years after the military seized power in a coup.

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White elephant

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken in September 2013 shows a white elephant kept at a facility in Yangon, Myanmar. White elephants are considered a good-luck symbol in the country.

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Suu Kyi's NLD holds rally on independence day

YANGON, Myanmar - The National League for Democracy, a political party led by pro-democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, holds a rally at its headquarters in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 4, 2012, marking the country's 64th anniversary of independence.

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Fundraising concert for minority education by Suu Kyi's NLD

YANGON, Myanmar - A portrait of Myanmar's Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi is displayed at an outdoor concert in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 30, 2011. The concert was organized by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to raise funds for education of ethnic minorities.

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Fundraising concert for minority education by Suu Kyi's NLD

YANGON, Myanmar - Portraits of Myanmar's Nobel peace laureate and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi are displayed at an outdoor concert in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 30, 2011. The concert was organized by Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy to raise funds for the education of ethnic minorities.

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Hundreds march again in Myanmar to protest price hikes

YANGON, Myanmar - About 200 people march along main roads in a northern suburb of Yangon on Aug. 22 to protest fuel price hikes and adverse living conditions. They were joined or followed later by hundreds more before dispersing in about an hour, according to eyewitnesses.

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72nd anniv. of Myanmar independence heroes' death

YANGON, Myanmar, July 19 Kyodo - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi lays a wreath during a ceremony in Yangon on July 19, 2019, marking the 72nd anniversary of the assassination of independence heroes including her father Gen. Aung San.

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72nd anniv. of Myanmar independence heroes' death

YANGON, Myanmar, July 19 Kyodo - Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi prays before the mausoleum of her father and independence hero Gen. Aung San, during a memorial ceremony in Yangon on July 19, 2019, the 72nd anniversary of his assassination.

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Rohingya refugees

YANGON, Myanmar, April 4 Kyodo - Photo taken March 18, 2018, shows Rohingya refugees staying in a fenced area in Myanmar's Rakhine State near the border with Bangladesh.

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Citizens enjoy running in int'l marathon in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Citizens enjoy running in an international marathon held in Yangon, Myanmar, on Jan. 11, 2015. Some 4,200 people participated in the third annual event.

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TAO performs to mark 60th anniv. of Japan-Myanmar ties

YANGON, Myanmar - Members of the Japanese drum group TAO perform during an exchange event in Yangon, Myanmar, on Dec. 6, 2014, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Myanmar.

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Obama urges Myanmar to let Suu Kyi run for president

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama attends a meeting with young people in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 14, 2014. The previous day, Obama urged President Thein Sein to amend the nation's military-drafted Constitution, which effectively bars democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi from running for president.

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Obama, Suu Kyi meet in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. President Barack Obama (L) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi attend a joint press conference following their meeting in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 14, 2014. The previous day, Obama urged Myanmar President Thein Sein to ensure fair parliamentary elections in 2015 and improve the situation of ethnic minorities in the country.

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Abe visits post office in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (R) hands a postcard addressed to Sanae Takaichi, the Japanese internal affairs and communications minister, to an official at the Yangon central post office, asking for its delivery, in Yangon, Myanmar, on Nov. 13, 2014.

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Burmese harps regaining popularity

YANGON, Myanmar - A craftsman talks about Saung-gauk, traditional Burmese harps, which are regaining popularity for their intricate sound, at his workshop in Yangon, Myanmar, in September 2014.

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Burmese harps on display in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Saung-gauk, traditional Burmese harps, made by a craftsman are on display in Yangon, Myanmar, in September 2014.

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Commuter rush in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Dozens of small boats, each carrying people on their way to work in central Yangon, fill a river in Myanmar's largest city on the morning of Aug. 12, 2014. While a ferry service capable of carrying a few hundred people at a time is also available for commuters in Yangon, the small boats are popular because of their inexpensive fees.

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Kerry meets with Suu Kyi

YANGON, Myanmar - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (L) and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi shake hands in Yangon, Myanmar on Aug. 10, 2014. (Pool photo)

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Opening ceremony of steel mill in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - JFE Engineering Corp. President Hisanori Kano (2nd from L) attends the opening ceremony of a steel mill in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 20, 2014. The company and the Myanmar government established joint venture J&M Steel Solutions Co. in November 2013.

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Sewing business rapidly growing in Myanmar

TOKYO, Japan - Workers sew shirts at a factory of Japanese shirt manufacturer Flex Japan Co. in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 9, 2014.

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C. Osaka play charity match in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - J-League first division club Cerezo Osaka plays a charity match against the Myanmar national football team in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 28, 2014.

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C. Osaka coach teaches children at foster home in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - Children learn football skills from a coach of Japanese professional soccer club Cerezo Osaka at a foster home in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 28, 2014.

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C. Osaka donate used jerseys to children at foster home

YANGON, Myanmar - Children in used jerseys donated by Japanese professional football club Cerezo Osaka pose for a photo at their foster home in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 28, 2014.

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Woman sells flowers at railway platform in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - A woman sells flowers on the platform of Thamaing Station in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 10, 2014.

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Shoppers at railway platform market in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - People shop at an open-air market set up on the platform of Thamaing Station in Yangon, Myanmar, on June 10, 2014.

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CB Bank branch in Yangon, Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - The inside of a branch of CB Bank, a major bank in Myanmar, is photographed in Yangon, Myanmar, on May 6, 2014.

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Myanmar Airways to open regular Osaka-Yangon flights

OSAKA, Japan - Khin Maung Latt, chairman of Myanmar Airways International, announces in Osaka City on April 10, 2014, that the airline will launch regular flights between Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture, western Japan, and Yangon, Myanmar, in September 2014.

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Myanmar begins 1st census taking in 30 years

YANGON, Myanmar - A census taker (R) asks questions to a resident in Yangon, Myanmar, on March 30, 2014. Myanmar began taking its first national census in 31 years that day, with 100,000 census takers fanning out across the country to canvass for individual household information.

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Research under way at orchid preservation center in Yangon

TOKYO, Japan - A researcher at an orchid preservation center in Yangon, Myanmar, places an orchid seed into a small glass container in this file photo taken in February 2014.

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Chief of Yangon orchid preservation center meets reporters

TOKYO, Japan - Tin Myint Saw, head of an orchid preservation center in Yangon, Myanmar, answers questions from reporters at the center in February 2014.

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Japanese, Myanmar universities conclude accord

YANGON, Myanmar - Shun Korenaga (L), president of the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu, Oita Prefecture, shakes hands with Khin Naing Oo, rector of the Yangon Institute of Economics, after the two institutions concluded a cooperative agreement on Feb. 7, 2014 in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Japanese products introduced at trade fair in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - A Japanese company representative explains about its products at the "Japan Festival" trade fair that began in Yangon, Myanmar, on Feb. 7, 2014. About 190 businesses are taking part in the four-day event organized by the Japan External Trade Organization.

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Children in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A girl of the ethnic minority Akha tribe learns dressmaking at Dream Train, a child nursing facility in Yangon, Myanmar, operated by Japan Heart, Japan's non-profit international health care organization, in late October in 2013.

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Children in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Children flash a V sign at Dream Train, a child nursing facility in Yangon, Myanmar, operated by Japan Heart, Japan's non-profit international health care organization, in late October in 2013.

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Explosion in Yangon

YANGON, Myanmar - An employee cleans up fragments of window glass at Traders Hotel in Yangon on Oct. 15, 2013, after an explosion the previous night.

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Mobile library in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi (L) is pictured in a mobile library near Yangon, Myanmar, on July 27, 2013. The opening ceremony for the country's first mobile library was held the same day.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo shows a South Korean cosmetics brand outlet in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 23, 2013.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A Buddhist monk looks at a smartphone screen at a temple in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 22, 2013.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A woman examines garments at a Korean brand clothing shop in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 24, 2013.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A bicycle shop operator (L) chats with a customer in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 17, 2013. Secondhand bicycles from Japan are popular in the city.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A customer looks at their Facebook page on a computer screen at an Internet cafe in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 23, 2013.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 11, 2013, shows posters on a street in Yangon, Myanmar, promoting DVDs of domestically produced movies.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - A man repairs a Japanese-made secondhand bicycle in Yangon, Myanmar, on July 25, 2013.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 25, 2013, shows a Lotteria hamburger restaurant that opened in April in a shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 25, 2013, shows a movie theater in central Yangon, Myanmar.

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Life in Myanmar

YANGON, Myanmar - Photo taken July 6, 2013, shows customers lining up at a Lotteria hamburger restaurant that opened in April in a shopping mall in Yangon, Myanmar.

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Aung San anniversary

YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi places flowers on July 19, 2013 at the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon, Myanmar, where independence hero and her father Aung San among others is entombed. A memorial service is held every year on July 19, as Aung San was assassinated on July 19, 1947.