Japan's lower house slams Myanmar coup, calls for return to democracy

Japan's lower house adopted a resolution Tuesday condemning the Feb. 1 coup staged by the Myanmar military and urging the Southeast Asian country to return to democracy.The move reflects Japan's intention to show its opposition to the Myanmar junta ahead of a three-day summit meeting of the Group of Seven industrialized nations slated to begin Friday in Britain.The resolution, adopted in a House of Representatives plenary session, described the military coup as an "act to trample on efforts and expectations for democratization" and called on the Japanese government to "make full use of all …READ FULL ARTICLE