Myanmar CrisisMyanmar coup presses Japan to retreat from Abe-era business push
Southeast Asian country's crisis jeopardizes billions of dollars in investment
When then-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Myanmar in 2013, he brought executives from about 40 companies and organizations. (Nikkei montage/Reuters/Ken Kobayashi)
MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer
TOKYO -- Japan's ties with Myanmar, long shadowed by memories of World War II, are today shaped by businesspeople like Shinsuke Goto, who now faces the decision of whether to stay in the Southeast Asian country after a decade of helping business put down roots.