Japan has referred to Myanmar's military-appointed top diplomat as "foreign minister," despite a backlash on social media for doing so, a Foreign Ministry official said Tuesday.The ministry attaches importance to maintaining ties given Japan's connections to Myanmar's military government, but the Japanese move is largely interpreted by Myanmar citizens as endorsing military rule following last month's coup.In a statement posted on Facebook on Monday night, the Japanese Embassy in Yangon said that at a meeting in the capital Naypyitaw earlier in the day, Ambassador Ichiro Maruyama conveyed J…READ FULL ARTICLE
