Following the announcement of sanctions on the military by the United States over a coup d'etat in Myanmar, demonstrators gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Yangon, the largest city, and demanded that the Japanese government also increase pressure.
In Myanmar, large-scale demonstrations for seven consecutive days were held on the 12th in Yangon and the capital Naypyidaw.
Citizens also gathered in front of the Japanese embassy in Yangon, calling for increased pressure on the forces that carried out the coup.
The woman who participated said, "I want you to help us with the power of the Japanese government," and the man also said, "I want you to help me to pull the army out of politics."
Following the announcement by the United States that it will impose sanctions on top Myanmar military personnel and companies closely related to the military, there are increasing calls among demonstrators to impose sanctions on the military as well.
Meanwhile, the military is stepping up its efforts to curb demonstrators, and police detained four people and fired rubber bullets into the sky as demonstrators became mobs in the southern town of Mawlamyine. I told you that I had disbanded.
However, local residents posted a photo on SNS that police fired at the demonstrators and injured, and some media reported that the shooting injured three people.
Citizens have been calling for protests on the 13th, and there are likely to be more calls for liberation ahead of the 15th, when the military has set the deadline for detention of State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi.