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.

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 percent wheat surge amid Russian strikes on Ukraine's ports and heatwaves from the U.S. Plains to

August 7, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

A Virgin Mary statue stands undamaged amid burned ruins of homes in Spokane's Balboa neighborhood after the Old Trails Fire August 2026

Aaron Farinacci, Who Killed His Father, Charged With Arson in Spokane’s Old Trails Fire

Aaron Farinacci, 37, is charged with first-degree arson in connection with Spokane's Old Trails Fire, which destroyed over 700 structures and displaced 67,000 residents. Court records show Farinacci killed his adoptive father in Arizona in 2010 and served nearly a

August 5, 2026

by Akihito Muranaka

Palestinians carry coffins of 112 members of the Hassayna and Abu Sharia clans killed in an Israeli airstrike in Sabra Gaza City in 2023 during a mass funeral on August 4 2026

Gaza Buries 112 Members of Two Clans in the Largest Mass Funeral in Palestinian History

Gaza held a mass funeral on August 4, 2026 for 112 members of the Abu Sharia

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Lucid CEO Unveils $1.4 Billion Reset as Midsize EV Delay Tests Patience of Saudi Backers

Lucid Motors posted Q2 2026 revenue of $405 million, up 56%, as CEO Silvio Napoli unveiled

First at home improvement – Austria DIY leader

If you listened to the representatives of the federal government at their press briefings in the past few weeks, you could hear two messages in particular: first, Austria is doing everything right.

April 19, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Corona – World Food Program facing a difficult task

The pandemic makes everything more complicated: David Beasley, head of the UN World Food Program, speaks about help for the poorest in times of social distance. The United Nations World Food Program

April 17, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Police headquarters in Mainz reported: fewer crimes in 2019

The number of crimes within the jurisdiction of the Police Headquarters (PP) Mainz, which extends from Worms to Bad Kreuznach, decreased last year and thus for the fourth year in a row.

April 16, 2020

News

The president dived into the corona crisis

Nicaragua is puzzled over the whereabouts of its president, who has not appeared in public for a month. Meanwhile, the government is taking a headstrong path in the corona crisis. Is he

April 16, 2020

News

Shock rigidity at Worms IT specialist Saatmann?

Around 100 IT companies belong to the Volarisgroup. The company advertises on its homepage with the slogan: “The others buy and sell. We keep and grow – forever. ”Volaris, in turn, is

April 16, 2020

News

USA: Trump wants to send Congress on a break – politics

In the current situation, the two chambers of parliament are unable to work. Should he implement the threat, he could fill many posts without control. US President Donald Trump has threatened to

April 16, 2020

Government and Politics·News

WHO – Trump’s search for the scapegoat policy

The US President’s attacks on WHO are transparent maneuvers – and yet there are questions about the work of the World Health Organization. US President Donald Trump has stopped payments to the

April 15, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Greece – Hotels for Refugees – Politics

In order to improve the tense situation in the completely overcrowded refugee camps on the Greek islands, some migrants are moving to hotels: About 1,000 people, for whom the coronavirus could be

April 15, 2020

Government and Politics·News

corona virus hit Guayaquil Ecuador like a tsunami

The doctor Jose Luis Vergara directs the intensive care medicine at the “Luis Vernaza” hospital in Ecuador’s most badly affected city, Guayaquil. In the fight against COVID-19, he infected himself with the

April 14, 2020

News

Prantl’s gaze – everyone needs their nest – politics

Easter is a different Easter this year than usual; precarious, needy, smaller. There is not that much of a resurrection. Easter 2020 is therefore also an invitation to imagine the encounter with

April 14, 2020

Government and Politics·News

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Akihito Muranaka

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

Aaron Farinacci, Who Killed His Father, Charged With Arson in Spokane’s Old Trails Fire

Gaza Buries 112 Members of Two Clans in the Largest Mass Funeral in Palestinian History

Lucid CEO Unveils $1.4 Billion Reset as Midsize EV Delay Tests Patience of Saudi Backers

First at home improvement – Austria DIY leader

Corona – World Food Program facing a difficult task

Police headquarters in Mainz reported: fewer crimes in 2019

The president dived into the corona crisis

Shock rigidity at Worms IT specialist Saatmann?

USA: Trump wants to send Congress on a break – politics

WHO – Trump’s search for the scapegoat policy

Greece – Hotels for Refugees – Politics

corona virus hit Guayaquil Ecuador like a tsunami

Prantl’s gaze – everyone needs their nest – politics

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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