Japanese documentary filmmaker gets 7-year prison term in Myanmar

A Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Myanmar's largest city Yangon in July was sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison for sedition and violating a law on electronic communications, a military spokesperson's office said.A junta-controlled court gave Toru Kubota three years for sedition and seven years for electronic communications-related violations, according to a source familiar with the case. The office said in a statement on Thursday that he is to serve the terms concurrently.Kubota was detained by authorities on July 30 while filming a protest against the military, which s…READ FULL ARTICLE