Akihito Muranaka

Akihito Muranaka is a Senior Correspondent at The Eastern Herald covering geopolitics, international security, and investigative affairs across Asia, Europe, and the Middle East, with reporting in English and Japanese.

Colombia's President Abelardo de la Espriella receives the presidential sash during his inauguration at the Pichincha Battalion in Cali

Colombia’s New President Vows to Crush Narco-Terrorism as US Pledges $1 Billion in Security Aid

De la Espriella was inaugurated as Colombia's new president Thursday, pledging military force over peace talks and vowing to relentlessly defeat narco-terrorism. Washington announced $1 billion in security assistance to his government

August 8, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

CCTV footage of a Shahed-type drone targeting a civilian in Kherson Ukraine, the same drone type that crossed into Bulgaria from Romania

Drone Crosses from Romania into Bulgaria, Explodes Near Trans-Balkan Pipeline Station

A drone from Romania exploded near Bulgaria's Trans-Balkan gas pipeline compressor station early Saturday, prompting PM Radev to demand that NATO and Bucharest address drone spillover from the Russian operation in Ukraine.

August 8, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Google AI Search interface showing Gemini-powered results and the potential for private document data exposure

Google’s AI Surfaced a Developer’s Private Game Character. Google Can’t Explain It.

Google's AI Search returned the name of an unreleased game character that existed only in a

Chart showing UN FAO global food price index rising to near three-year high in July 2026

Food Prices Hit Near Three-Year High as Wheat Surges on War and Heatwaves

Global food prices hit their highest level since January 2023 in July, driven by a 5.8

A 7.7 earthquake plus a tsunami in the southern Pacific put various regions on alert

An earthquake of magnitude 7.7 that struck the South Pacific has caused a tsunami, confirmed by the Australian meteorological agency. “Confirmed tsunami” reported through a tweet the agency, which specifically alluded to

February 11, 2021

Climate·News

Turkey hopes that the Biden administration will restore the nuclear deal

The Turkish Foreign Minister in a press conference with his Iranian counterpart: – We discussed bilateral relations extensively and ways to hold meetings that could not be held due to the Corona

January 29, 2021

WHO is working with Chinese vaccine manufacturers to approve the use

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Gebrejesus (Ghebreyesus), said that the WHO team in China is cooperating with the producers of coronavirus vaccines “Sinovac” and “Sinopharm” on potential

January 13, 2021

Health·News

China lowers the age of criminal responsibility for child crime

China lowered the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 12 years for crimes committed intentionally, serious and violent, according to Chinese media. The Channel News Asia network said that the Standing

December 26, 2020

News

Russia expands retaliatory anti-European sanctions

Russia has expanded the sanctions list of representatives of European Union member states in response to EU sanctions in the case of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. This is stated in a

December 23, 2020

News

Germany extends the restrictive measures until January 10

Germany has decided to extend the restrictive measures until January 10, with the goal of slowing down the spread of the coronavirus, confirmed German Chancellor Angela Merkel. After the meeting with the

December 3, 2020

Health·News

Origin of the “UFO invasion” recorded by the International Space Station

Several were the news portals and other websites dedicated to the UFO phenomenon, which published in recent days news about an invasion of 150 flying objects that were captured by the cameras

December 1, 2020

News·Technology

Russia decides to defend against a US missile strike across the North Pole

The Russian military intends to deploy Sky-M early warning radars near Naryan-Mar, which will cover the Russian Arctic and allow missiles and strategic bombers flying across the North Pole to be detected

November 18, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Russia’s strategic victory in Nagorno-Karabakh could bring trouble to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin appears to have achieved a significant victory this week in Nagorno-Karabakh, which can change the geopolitical balance in the entire post-Soviet space in his favor, writes Anders Aslund

November 17, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez predicts a change of era after the triumph of Joe Biden

President of Argentian Alberto Fernandez pondered the victory from Joe Biden in the elections, in which the Democratic candidate was chosen as successor to Republican Donald Trump. The Argentine president said that

November 8, 2020

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Akihito Muranaka

Colombia’s New President Vows to Crush Narco-Terrorism as US Pledges $1 Billion in Security Aid

Drone Crosses from Romania into Bulgaria, Explodes Near Trans-Balkan Pipeline Station

Google’s AI Surfaced a Developer’s Private Game Character. Google Can’t Explain It.

Food Prices Hit Near Three-Year High as Wheat Surges on War and Heatwaves

A 7.7 earthquake plus a tsunami in the southern Pacific put various regions on alert

Turkey hopes that the Biden administration will restore the nuclear deal

WHO is working with Chinese vaccine manufacturers to approve the use

China lowers the age of criminal responsibility for child crime

Russia expands retaliatory anti-European sanctions

Germany extends the restrictive measures until January 10

Origin of the “UFO invasion” recorded by the International Space Station

Russia decides to defend against a US missile strike across the North Pole

Russia’s strategic victory in Nagorno-Karabakh could bring trouble to Ukraine

Argentinian President Alberto Fernandez predicts a change of era after the triumph of Joe Biden

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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