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Myanmar, officially Union of Myanmar (pronounced [pjìdàunzṵ mjəmà nàinŋàndɔ̀] is the largest country by geographic
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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front C right) and his wife (front 2nd R) look on as as guards of honour (L) carry a wreath during Abe\'s visit to the Martyrs\' Mausoleum in Yangon on May 25, 2013. Abe flew to Myanmar on May 23 bearing almost one billion USD in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country\'s quickening development.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front L) and his wife (front R) visit the Martyrs\' Mausoleum in Yangon on May 25, 2013. Abe flew to Myanmar on May 23 bearing almost one billion USD in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country\'s quickening development.
A guard of honour stand guard near the Martyrs\' Mausoleum during a visit by Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (not pictured) in Yangon on May 25, 2013. The Martyrs\' Mausoleum is a memorial of Myanmar\'s independence hero General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, along with eight others that were assassinated in 1947.
A Myanmar flag is seen at the Martyrs\' Mausoleum during a visit by Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in Yangon on May 25, 2013. The Martyrs\' Mausoleum is a memorial of Myanmar\'s independence hero General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, along with eight others that were assassinated in 1947.
Japan\'s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) and his wife Akie stand with their delegation as they pay homage to Martyrs\' Mausoleum in Yangon May 25, 2013. The Martyrs Mausoleum is a memorial of Myanmar\'s independence hero General Aung San, the father of Aung San Suu Kyi, along with eight others that was assassinated in 1947.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (C) waves as he arrives with his wife (2R) at Yangon International Airport in Yangon on May 24, 2013. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe flies to Myanmar Friday bearing almost one billion dollars in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country\'s quickening development.
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (front C right) and his wife (front 2nd R) look on as as guards of honour (L) carry a wreath during Abe's visit to the Martyrs' Mausoleum in Yangon on May 25, 2013. Abe flew to Myanmar on May 23 bearing almost one billion USD in development aid and a plan for a nationwide electricity grid as Japan tries to grab the box seats in the country's quickening development.
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