TOKYO - MAY 24: People of Myanmar living in Japan protest demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the democratization of Myanmar on May 24, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for giving a lodge to an U.S. citizen. Getty Images logo Getty Images 6 months ago

TOKYO - MAY 24: People of Myanmar living in Japan protest demanding the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and the democratization of Myanmar on May 24, 2009 in Tokyo, Japan. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has been detained for giving a lodge to an U.S. citizen.

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