Freed Japanese exec returns to Japan after conviction in Myanmar

An executive of a joint venture of Japanese supermarket chain Aeon Co. in Myanmar returned to Japan on Wednesday, the company said, following his release after being convicted for violating the rice pricing rules under the country's military government.Hiroshi Kasamatsu, 53, the merchandise division chief of Aeon Orange Co., left Yangon on Tuesday and arrived in Bangkok the same day without any major health problems.Kasamatsu had been detained for about a month and a half. It was not clear why he was freed, according to people familiar with the matter.Aeon issued a statement saying, "We dee…READ FULL ARTICLE