TOKYO -- Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their visas expire, in response to deteriorating political conditions in the Southeast Asian nation following the February coup.
Immigration agency also offers reprieve for refugees as coup turmoil deepens
Demonstrators in Tokyo march to protest the military coup in Myanmar. © Reuters
TOKYO -- Japan will let Myanmar citizens remain in the country legally even after their visas expire, in response to deteriorating political conditions in the Southeast Asian nation following the February coup.