Journalist Toru Kubota, who was detained in July this year in Myanmar, where the military holds real power, was released this month and returned to Japan, held a press conference in Tatebayashi, Gunma Prefecture, saying, ``I will continue to be interested in the reality of what is happening in Myanmar. I want to tell you how to do it," he said.
After being detained by the security authorities at the site of a protest demonstration against the military in Myanmar in July, Mr. Kubota was imprisoned for a total of 10 years for violating the Immigration Control Act for violating the immigration control law for entering the country with a tourist visa and filming the demonstration. However, he was released on the 17th of this month and returned to Japan.
On the 26th, Mr. Kubota held a press conference in Tatebayashi City, where many Rohingya people, the Muslim minority in Myanmar, live.
In it, Mr. Kubota looked back on those days, saying, ``It was unfair to be detained there, and the 10-year prison term was longer than I expected. I revealed that I was
After that, he said, "Many people are suffering and becoming victims of military violence. I want to spread awareness of what is happening in Myanmar."