Japanese Man Detained in Burma After Filming Protest: Media

A group of activists hold placards of Japanese citizen Toru Kubota, who is detained in Burma, during a rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Tokyo, Japan, on July 31, 2022. PHILIP FONG/AFP via Getty Images

A Japanese man has been detained by authorities in Myanmar after filming a protest in the country’s biggest city of Yangon, Jiji news agency reported on Sunday, citing Japanese government officials.

The report did not name the man, but said he was aged in his 20s and that the Japanese embassy in Myanmar had called for his release.