A Japanese business executive who was detained in Myanmar for more than a month has been released after being convicted of violating rice pricing rules, officials said Tuesday.

Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a director of the Myanmar supermarket Aeon Orange, was in custody in Myanmar since his June 30 arrest for selling rice at prices above the official regulations. Japan’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday that the Japanese national was convicted of violating law related to daily necessities and service. He was sentenced to one year in prison and fined 500,000 kyat (about $150).

Hiroshi Kasamatsu, director of a Myanmar supermarket, was in custody since June 30 for selling rice at prices above the official regulation{ai:summary}<p>Hiroshi Kasamatsu, a Japanese exec, spent over a month in Myanmar's jail for breaching rice pricing laws. Convicted and fined, he faced the grim reality of local justice—where rules are as tangled as the streets of a noir city. </p><p>Now he's free, but the scars of bureaucratic entanglement linger. #economy</p>

Myanmar releases Japanese executive convicted for selling rice above set prices

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