The National Unity Government (NUG) of Myanmar urged a cross-party group of Japanese lawmakers on Thursday to lend support for it to gain recognition in Japan as a legitimate governing body, Kyodo reported.

Duwa Lashi La, acting president of the National Unity Government of Myanmar, said in a virtual meeting with the cross-party group that supports democracy in the Southeast Asian country that the parallel government will establish a representative office in Japan to counter the Myanmar Embassy in Tokyo, which is under the influence of the military government.

"We want Japan to recognize us as a legitimate government which represents Myanmar," Duwa Lashi La said during the meeting, which was open to the media.