Myanmar military arrest Japanese journalist who covered protests against coup in Yangon

Myanmar authorities have detained a Japanese journalist in Yangon, Japan’s government says, adding it is trying to secure his release.

BBC Burmese quoted a witness as saying freelance journalist Yuki Kitazumi was picked up from his home and taken into custody by troops on Sunday night.

He was asked to raise both his hands and was taken away in a car, the witness said. 

A spokesman for the Japanese government did not name the journalist but…