Rally against Myanmar coup outside Japan ministry

Thousands of demonstrators gathered outside Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday, calling on the government to take action over the military coup in Myanmar.The coup came as lawmakers prepared to gather in Myanmar's capital of Naypyitaw for the opening of a new parliamentary session.

The military said the seizure was necessary because the government had not acted on the military's unsubstantiated claims of fraud in November's election, in which Suu Kyi's party won a majority of seats.It claimed the takeover was legal under the constitution.

Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan Katsunobu Kato told reporters on Monday Japan has been strongly supporting the democratisation process in Myanmar, including suggesting issues with last year's general election should be solved by dialogue.