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

William English, co-inventor of the computer mouse, passes away

The co-creator of the computer mouse, William English, died at the age of 91, his wife confirmed, BBC reports. Using the idea of his colleague, Douglas Engelbart, in the beginnings of computer

October 5, 2025

News

Ciudad del Este returns to strict quarantine in Paraguay

The Government of Paraguay today issued the resolution that provides for the backward movement of the Plan of Gradual Uprising of the strict quarantine and re-imposes the mandatory isolation in the entire

December 9, 2020

Health·News

Israeli aircraft launch several raids in the east of Gaza city

On Sunday, Israeli aircraft launched several raids in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, east of Gaza City. The local sources said: The Israeli planes targeted two monitoring points for the resistance, east of Al-Zaytoun

July 6, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

An unprecedented day in corona infections… India among top in daily infections

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday recorded a record increase in the number of new cases of coronavirus in the world, amounting to 212,326 cases within 24 hours. The organization’s daily

October 5, 2025

News

Japan demands that Russia stop the study of the Sea of Okhotsk

The Japanese authorities through official channels sent an objection to Russia in connection with geological exploration in the Sea of Okhotsk, including in the waters of the Kuril Islands – Kunashir, Shikotan,

November 25, 2020

Government and Politics·News

Russia destroys a conditional enemy submarine in the Sea of Japan/East Sea

A search and strike group of Russian Pacific Fleet (Pacific Fleet) ships discovered and destroyed a conditional enemy submarine in the Sea of Japan/East Sea . This was told to The Eastern

November 19, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

Vladimir Putin is much better than Donald Trump, says John Bolton

According to John Bolton, the Russian leader is much better than his American counterpart in preparing for meetings and “thinking about the goals he wants to achieve” Former U.S. National Security Advisor

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

US Department of Defense reveals interception of US Air Force Bombers

The Russian Ministry of Defense released a video of escorting B-52H bombers of the United States Air Force by fighters of the Russian Aerospace Forces. The interception took place on Friday, May

June 19, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War

Second night of protests in Lebanon over the economic and social crisis

Lebanese protesters set fire to the roads and clashed with security forces in the second night of unrest on Friday, according to Lebanese witnesses and The Eastern Herald. Protests erupted on Thursday

June 13, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics·News

Zelenskyyy was proposed to create 150 nuclear bombs to deter Russia and Hungary

A member of the Ternopil City Council from the party of the former President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko “Solidarity” Taras Bilan called on the current head of the republic, Vladimir Zelenskyyy, to

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·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

William English, co-inventor of the computer mouse, passes away

Ciudad del Este returns to strict quarantine in Paraguay

Israeli aircraft launch several raids in the east of Gaza city

An unprecedented day in corona infections… India among top in daily infections

Japan demands that Russia stop the study of the Sea of Okhotsk

Russia destroys a conditional enemy submarine in the Sea of Japan/East Sea

Vladimir Putin is much better than Donald Trump, says John Bolton

US Department of Defense reveals interception of US Air Force Bombers

Second night of protests in Lebanon over the economic and social crisis

Zelenskyyy was proposed to create 150 nuclear bombs to deter Russia and Hungary

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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