Commentary
Japan’s Misguided Alliance With Myanmar’s Abusive Military
Ichiro Maruyama, Japan’s ambassador to Myanmar, started a firestorm in December when he said he was “praying” for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to side with Myanmar and rule that genocide had not occurred against the country’s long persecuted ethnic Rohingya Muslims. He looked foolish after the ICJ ruled against Myanmar and ordered the country to take steps to ensure that further acts of genocide would not occur.
