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.

Apple store and products in China as Apple Intelligence receives regulatory approval

Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval With Alibaba and Baidu as Partners

China approved Apple Intelligence for mainland launch with Alibaba's Qwen AI and Baidu powering features after years of regulatory delays. Apple, which earned $20.5 billion from Greater China last quarter, had rejected

July 17, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Police patrol beach near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Tamil Nadu India

India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Contractor Hit by Ransomware Data Breach

Ransomware group World Leaks posted 19,000 files of contractor data from India's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on the dark web, including blueprints and supplier documents. India's CERT-In is investigating as officials insist nuclear safety systems were unaffected.

July 17, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Hong Kong national security police search indie bookstore during seditious publications crackdown July 2026

Hong Kong Police Raid Two Indie Bookstores, Arrest Five Over Seditious Books

Hong Kong national security police raided two indie bookstores Wednesday, arresting five for selling books deemed

Global favorability chart comparing China and United States across 36 countries in Pew Research Center survey

China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time in 20 Years, Pew Finds

For the first time in two decades of Pew polling, China is now viewed more favorably

Now Renault too: Fourth Formula 1 team with short-time work

Grove – The fourth Formula 1 racing team has already sent short-time employees with the Renault factory team. The racing department of the French carmaker announced that this would apply to the

December 9, 2020

Sports

Ruderer Gruhne: life planning «mixed up»

Potsdam – The relocation of Olympia in Tokyo by one year also messed up private plans for the rowing Olympic gold medalist Hans Gruhne in the coronavirus crisis. His girlfriend Theresa will

December 9, 2020

Sports

Corona case in Pro Seniore residence in Florsheim-Dalsheim

FLORSHEIM-DALSHEIM – A male resident of the Pro Seniore residence Wonnegau in Florsheim-Dalsheim has tested positive for the Coronavirus. The district administration Alzey-Worms announced. “All measures that are necessary are now being

November 25, 2020

News

Malte Metzelder complains of distortion of competition in the 3rd division

Munster – Managing Director Malte Metzelder from Preussen Munster has complained of a distortion of competition in the 3rd soccer league. “At the latest now everyone should be aware that a sporting

April 9, 2020

News

Patriots plane transports respirators to the United States

Boston – The New England Patriots plane has flown more than a million respirators from China to the United States in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. The Boeing 767 with the

April 3, 2020

Sports

Corona pandemic: Trump is considering “quarantine” for New York

President Donald Trump is apparently considering far-reaching cordoning off New York and other states severely affected by the corona crisis. “Some people would like to see New York quarantined because it’s a

November 25, 2020

Health·News

Corona Crisis: Infected for healthy people

Potsdam – Comprehensive tests and tracking of mobile phone data can help to overcome the corona crisis more quickly: Erwin Bottinger, head of the Digital Health Center of the Hasso Plattner Institute

November 25, 2020

Health·News

Beware of heavy snowfall along northern Kanto and Tama center

Snow falls over a wide area of Kanto Koshin due to the effects of low pressure and cold, and there are some places in the plains of southern Kanto, such as Tokyo

March 29, 2020

Climate·News

57 people infected at welfare facilities for persons with disabilities Chiba Higashisho-cho New corona

Chiba Prefecture announced on June 28 that 57 people, including staff and residents, had been infected with the new coronavirus at a welfare facility for the disabled in Higashisho Town. The facility

December 7, 2020

Health·News

Corona: The last moment when the infection explosion can be suppressed.

Tokyo Metropolitan Governor Koike said on Thursday that 40 new people were confirmed to be infected with the new coronavirus in Tokyo, and said, This is the last-minute phase in which the

June 7, 2022

Health·News

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Akihito Muranaka

Apple Intelligence Gets China Approval With Alibaba and Baidu as Partners

India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Contractor Hit by Ransomware Data Breach

Hong Kong Police Raid Two Indie Bookstores, Arrest Five Over Seditious Books

China Tops US in Global Favorability for First Time in 20 Years, Pew Finds

Now Renault too: Fourth Formula 1 team with short-time work

Ruderer Gruhne: life planning «mixed up»

Corona case in Pro Seniore residence in Florsheim-Dalsheim

Malte Metzelder complains of distortion of competition in the 3rd division

Patriots plane transports respirators to the United States

Corona pandemic: Trump is considering “quarantine” for New York

Beware of heavy snowfall along northern Kanto and Tama center

57 people infected at welfare facilities for persons with disabilities Chiba Higashisho-cho New corona

Corona: The last moment when the infection explosion can be suppressed.

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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