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

Be careful about these things on dating sites

Technology has provided us with opportunities to have a talk with our loved ones from distant places and even from people we haven’t met personally wherever they are in the world. For

May 3, 2023

US presidential elections: Joe Biden’s victory forecast is improved

The forecast now shows that the Democrat is likely to become the next master of the White House Five weeks before the presidential election in the United States, analysts at The Economist

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Turkey successfully tested the first flying car, Turkish engineers are responsible for the design and production

Turkey’s first stand-alone flying vehicle called the “Cezeri”, has been successfully tested in Istanbul, the manufacturer told an Eastern Herald representative in a press meet in Istanbul. Turkish engineers are responsible for

December 9, 2020

News·Technology

Covid-19 in children: diarrhea and vomiting could be the main symptoms

A new study by a group of British researchers provides new insight into common coronavirus symptoms in children and how they differ from those in adults, The Guardian reports. Diarrhea, vomiting and

September 23, 2020

Health·News

The USSR could receive Hokkaido from Japan in exchange for withdrawal from the war

Japan offered the USSR it’s a second-largest island – Hokkaido – in exchange for neutrality and withdrawal from the war in 1945. Anatoly Koshkin, a professor at the Institute of Oriental Countries

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War

Netanyahu warns of “aggressive” response to any firing from Lebanon

The Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, declared on Wednesday that his country perceives with “enormous seriousness” the incident that occurred the night before when several Israeli soldiers were attacked by gunfire

September 23, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

Ankara refuses to deploy French military aircraft to Cyprus

The Turkish Foreign Ministry said that it is not possible to accept France’s deployment of military aircraft in the administration of southern Cyprus, other than the 1960 agreements, in the context of

November 25, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

Circus is gone, the clowns are gone – An era of Soviet Circus

The 90th anniversary of the birth of Oleg Popov, the “sunny clown”, as he was called all over the world for his straw hair and the invariable kind smile that crowned each

March 22, 2021

News

A big laugh as the US State Department offers the Russians $10 million

Residents of Russia began to receive SMS-messages on behalf of the US State Department with an offer to receive $ 10 million. To do this, it is necessary to provide the American

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Day of national mourning in Lebanon after the explosion that devastated Beirut

The government is targeting a shipment of ammonium nitrate stored ” without precautionary measures ” at the port. “It is inadmissible that a shipment of ammonium nitrate, estimated at 2,750 tons, has

October 5, 2025

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

Be careful about these things on dating sites

US presidential elections: Joe Biden’s victory forecast is improved

Turkey successfully tested the first flying car, Turkish engineers are responsible for the design and production

Covid-19 in children: diarrhea and vomiting could be the main symptoms

The USSR could receive Hokkaido from Japan in exchange for withdrawal from the war

Netanyahu warns of “aggressive” response to any firing from Lebanon

Ankara refuses to deploy French military aircraft to Cyprus

Circus is gone, the clowns are gone – An era of Soviet Circus

A big laugh as the US State Department offers the Russians $10 million

Day of national mourning in Lebanon after the explosion that devastated Beirut

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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