Myanmar authorities have released a Japanese citizen from detention, according to Japan’s foreign ministry, following media reports of the release of a manager from grocery giant Aeon’s local unit.
According to reports, a Myanmar court has convicted Hiroshi Kasamatsu, the Japanese Aeon manager, to one year in prison.
He was sentenced for breaking rice price limits.
Myanmar arrested four executives of supermarket chains, including an official of a Japanese joint venture, for selling rice at inflated prices, the country’s state media said last month.
The impoverished Southeast Asian country has been in turmoil since its military deposed an elected civilian government in February 2021, sparking widespread protests that have morphed into nationwide armed resistance.
