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.

Brown floodwaters engulf streets in Guangxi as Typhoon Narra causes severe flooding across southern China

Typhoon Narra Batters China’s Guangxi as 54,000 Flee Floodwaters and Three Pacific Storms Rage Simultaneously

Typhoon Narra has stalled over the Beibu Gulf since August 21, flooding Guangxi's crops and displacing 54,000 people across southern China. China activated Level II emergency alerts as three simultaneous Pacific typhoons

August 25, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, whose November 2025 Taiwan comments triggered the worst Japan-China diplomatic freeze since 1972

Japan China Relations: Lawmakers Fly to Beijing to Break Diplomatic Freeze Over Taiwan Comments

Japanese lawmakers have arrived in Beijing for the first cross-party diplomatic talks since PM Takaichi's Taiwan comments triggered China's tightest diplomatic freeze since 1972, with rare earth supply chains and trade channels severed.

August 25, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet at the SCO summit in Tianjin, China, ahead of India-China boundary talks in Beijing

India-China Border Talks: NSA Doval Arrives in Beijing for 25th Round with Wang Yi

India's NSA Ajit Doval arrived in Beijing on Monday for the 25th round of India-China Special

Chinese and Indonesian ministers at the China-Indonesia 2+2 Joint Foreign and Defense Ministerial Dialogue in Jakarta, August 21, 2026

China and Indonesia Hold First-Ever 2+2 Talks, Plan Naval Drill East of Taiwan

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi said the Jakarta 2+2 was the first ministerial-level mechanism of its

France: 22.6% jump in unemployment, about 4.5 million people looking for job

Registered unemployment in France increased by 22.6% during April, which means that 843,000 more people than in March were left without work, which brought the total number of unemployed to 4,575,500 jobseekers,

May 28, 2020

Economy·News

Zuckerberg criticizes Twitter because of Trump’s fake post

Social networks should not censor people’s comments if they provide an opportunity for this, said Facebook founder and head Mark Zuckerberg in an interview with Fox News. Thus, he criticized Twitter for

May 28, 2020

Government and Politics·News

With 6 thousand infections a day, Peru is evaluating extending the curfew until the end of the year

Peru, the second country in Latin America with the most cases of coronavirus, added today to the concern of its citizens a controversy generated by the proposal of the Defense Minister, General

May 28, 2020

Government and Politics·Health·News

Trump accuses twitter of stifling freedom of speech and meddling in elections

US President Donald Trump accused the administration of the microblogging service Twitter in interfering in the election of the head of state. “Twitter is interfering in the 2020 presidential election. They called

May 27, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Russia: The DPR reports the destruction of Ukrainian armored vehicles and mortars

The armed forces of the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics (DPR and LPR) inflicted heavy losses on the Ukrainian military, which systematically violated the ceasefire and fired on settlements. “Since the

May 26, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Trump threatens to withdraw US membership from the World Health Organisation within a month

US President Donald Trump has threatened to withdraw his country’s membership permanently from the World Health Organization and cut its funding unless the organization is committed within 30 days to making substantial

May 25, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Ukraine: Police investigate Valerii Davydenko’s death as intentional murder

Kyiv police investigators opened a criminal investigation into the death of MP Valery Davydenko under the heading of “intentional murder”. According to the Kyiv Police Communication Department, the collected statements on the

May 24, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Iran’s defense minister accepts the mistake which led to the crash of the Ukrainian plane

The missile system operator who violated the rules of firing “without permission” in the circumstances prevailing at that time was guilty of the downing of UIA in Iran in January 2020. This

May 24, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics

Israel published unpublished photos of the Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann

El Shabak, one of the three organizations of the Israeli intelligence secret services, has published more information on Thursday about the arrest in Argentina 60 years ago of the Nazi officer Adolf

May 23, 2020

News

The militia of the DPR suppressed the firing points of the APU

Militia units of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) suppressed the firing points of the Ukrainian security forces, from which attacks were carried out on the outskirts of Yasinovataya. This was reported

May 22, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

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Akihito Muranaka

Typhoon Narra Batters China’s Guangxi as 54,000 Flee Floodwaters and Three Pacific Storms Rage Simultaneously

Japan China Relations: Lawmakers Fly to Beijing to Break Diplomatic Freeze Over Taiwan Comments

India-China Border Talks: NSA Doval Arrives in Beijing for 25th Round with Wang Yi

China and Indonesia Hold First-Ever 2+2 Talks, Plan Naval Drill East of Taiwan

France: 22.6% jump in unemployment, about 4.5 million people looking for job

Zuckerberg criticizes Twitter because of Trump’s fake post

With 6 thousand infections a day, Peru is evaluating extending the curfew until the end of the year

Trump accuses twitter of stifling freedom of speech and meddling in elections

Russia: The DPR reports the destruction of Ukrainian armored vehicles and mortars

Trump threatens to withdraw US membership from the World Health Organisation within a month

Ukraine: Police investigate Valerii Davydenko’s death as intentional murder

Iran’s defense minister accepts the mistake which led to the crash of the Ukrainian plane

Israel published unpublished photos of the Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann

The militia of the DPR suppressed the firing points of the APU

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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