Reaching Asia's 'final frontier' / Japan steps up efforts.

Reaching Asia's 'final frontier' / Japan steps up efforts to crack untapped Myanmar market

Fukutaro Yamashita / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Yomiuri

NAYPYIDAW

NAYPYIDAW--Myanmar has been billed as "Asia's final frontier," and its rich resources and cheap wage levels are increasingly catching the eye of Japanese companies and the government.

Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yukio Edano on Friday met with President Thein Sein and other senior officials of Myanmar, and reached an agreement on Japan's cooperation in the Southeast Asian country's economic development.

Rivals from China and elsewhere in Asia have already made …