# EXCLUSIVE: Japan pushes watchdog to remove Myanmar from blacklist

https://mins.news/en/item/122241

- Reuters, 2026-10-30 10:45 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/japan-pushes-remove-myanmar-global-financial-watchdogs-blacklist-2026-10-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ae4753653aa080001e55789

> Japan is urging a global financial-crime watchdog to take Myanmar off its blacklist, which would make business there easier. The move is the latest indication that some major countries want to bring the isolated, military-backed government back into the international fold.