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

The WHO now says that it is not known if the asymptomatic can infect

The World Health Organization (WHO) raised more questions on Monday, reporting that it is “very unusual” for asymptomatic patients with coronavirus to spread. However, in just 24 hours, this Tuesday the agency

October 5, 2025

Health·News

Maria Zakharova calls the causes of riots in the United States

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on large-scale protests that have not subsided in the United States and spread to Europe. According to Zakharova, what is happening in the USA and

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Russia plans retaliatory measures to expel diplomats from the Czech Republic

Director of the Foreign Intelligence Service Sergey Naryshkin, commenting on the story of the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Czech Republic, said that Russia would take retaliatory measures. What exactly will

November 25, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics

Is it Biden next with a sufficient number of voters?

Joe Biden has secured a sufficient number of voters to receive the Democratic Party nomination as his presidential candidate in the Western elections this fall. Bernie Sanders, Biden’s main competitor, admitted victory

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

The Gulf crisis in front of a new initiative .. Doha is stuck

Qatari media has quoted Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani as saying on Friday that there is a new initiative to end the three-year Gulf crisis and

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Russia answers the US call to “get out” of the Middle East

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, commented on a statement made in the US Department of State that the Russian Federation should “get out” of the

October 5, 2025

Conflicts, Military and War·News

Oxford University to test its coronavirus vaccine in Brazil

The University of Oxford will begin testing its coronavirus vaccine in Brazil in June after they announced in April that they had had positive results in animals. In total there will be

December 9, 2020

Health·News

Trump explains why Russia is needed in the G7, says its common sense

The presence of Russia in the format of the “Big Seven” requires common sense. This was on Wednesday, said US President Donald Trump. According to RIA Novosti, the head of the United

November 25, 2020

Conflicts, Military and War·Government and Politics

Iran’s intention to transfer UIA black boxes to France does not match Tehran’s official position

The Iranian state agency ISNA reported that it had been decided in Iran not to give away the “black boxes ” of the UIA plane shot down in the sky over Tehran

October 5, 2025

Government and Politics·News

Summer heat won’t stop the spread of coronavirus, a study says

Warmer weather is unlikely to stop the spread of COVID-19 coronavirus, said Francis Collins, director of the U.S. National Institute of Health. “At the moment, many researchers doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic

December 9, 2020

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

The WHO now says that it is not known if the asymptomatic can infect

Maria Zakharova calls the causes of riots in the United States

Russia plans retaliatory measures to expel diplomats from the Czech Republic

Is it Biden next with a sufficient number of voters?

The Gulf crisis in front of a new initiative .. Doha is stuck

Russia answers the US call to “get out” of the Middle East

Oxford University to test its coronavirus vaccine in Brazil

Trump explains why Russia is needed in the G7, says its common sense

Iran’s intention to transfer UIA black boxes to France does not match Tehran’s official position

Summer heat won’t stop the spread of coronavirus, a study says

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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