A Japanese documentary filmmaker detained in Myanmar and sentenced to 10 years in prison for allegedly breaking immigration law, among other violations, has been given a pardon and will return home, the Japanese government said Thursday.Toru Kubota was detained on July 30 while filming a protest against the military, which seized power from the democratically elected government in a February 2021 coup.Kubota, 26, was released Thursday and left the Southeast Asian nation for Thailand. He is expected to return to Japan on Friday, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said.Kubota told repor…READ FULL ARTICLE
