Official of Japanese supermarket chain Aeon detained in Myanmar

Japanese supermarket chain operator Aeon Co. said Monday that a senior official of a joint venture in Myanmar has been detained, with the military junta saying he was held along with 10 others for allegedly violating rules on the selling price of rice.Aeon named the official as Hiroshi Kasamatsu, 53, an employee of Aeon Orange Co., adding it would cooperate with local authorities' investigations while seeking support from the Japanese Embassy in Myanmar.According to the junta, which has ruled the country since ousting its civilian government in a February 2021 coup, Kasamatsu and 10 Myanmar…READ FULL ARTICLE