Japan condemns Myanmar for executing pro-democracy activists

Japan on Monday renewed its condemnation of Myanmar as it aired serious concerns about the execution of two pro-democracy activists in the Southeast Asian nation, which remains under junta rule following the February 2021 coup.The executions "completely go against the 'release of the detainees' which Japan has consistently called for," Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi said in a statement, referring to a Myanmar state media report earlier on Monday that four people, including two pro-democracy activists, had been executed.The move will also "lead to deeper conflict due to the hardening of …READ FULL ARTICLE