Bridge built by Yokogawa, Sumitomo handed to Myanmar regime

Japan has frozen new aid projects but work continues on older ones

20240612 Min Aung Hlaing Bago River Bridge ceremony

Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, left, took part in a ceremony to mark the completion of the Bago River Bridge on June 8.

Nikkei staff writers

BANGKOK/YANGON -- A bridge built in Yangon with Japanese official development assistance (ODA) opened last weekend, leaving the impression that Tokyo maintains economic ties with Myanmar's military-led government.

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