Myanmar military sentences Japanese journalist to 3 more years in prison

Tokyo calls for release of filmmaker who now faces a decade behind bars

Toru Kubota, Japanese documentary filmmaker, was detained in July in Myanmar after filming anti-military protests.

Nikkei staff writers

October 13, 2022 04:20 JST

BANGKOK -- A Myanmar military tribunal on Thursday sentenced Japanese documentary filmmaker Toru Kubota to an additional three years in prison for violating immigration laws.

Kubota on Oct. 5 was sentenced to seven years for violating Myanmar's electronic transaction law and three years for incitement, to be served concurrently. With the latest ruling, he is set to serve a total of 10 years in prison.