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ESPIONAGE

Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
In China, public response to balloon saga is more humor than anger
While the incident has created a diplomatic rift between the two countries, the public in China have responded with a mix of humor, indifference and incredulity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023
U.S. says China’s balloon was capable of spying on communications
The Biden administration sought to counter China’s insistence that it was a harmless weather-monitoring device that blew off course.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2023
Japan probing past unidentified aerial objects after China balloon incident in U.S.
A mysterious balloon-like object was spotted over the north of the country in June 2020, with residents posting pictures on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2023
Recovering debris from Chinese balloon, U.S. weighs Beijing's involvement
The latest information has only deepened the administration’s conviction that the balloon wasn’t 'mainly” a weather-monitoring device as Chinese officials have claimed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2023
China balloon saga spotlights Beijing’s global spying push
The incident highlights the escalating intelligence battle between the U.S. and China, utilizing everything from geostationary satellites and signals intercepts to old-fashioned spy craft.
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2023
What could Japan do about foreign spy balloons over its territory?
The nation may have already seen Chinese spy balloons over its skies, including two instances of remarkably similar design to the alleged spy balloon shot down by the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2023
U.S. moves to recover Chinese balloon while weighing retaliation
Pressure is mounting on U.S. President Joe Biden to hit back at Beijing over the incident with new export controls on sensitive technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2023
After U.S. downing of suspected Chinese spy balloon, can ties can be stabilized?
Washington's dramatic decision to shoot down the balloon has highlighted the growing trust gap between the two superpowers and raised fresh questions about the trajectory of bilateral ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 5, 2023
U.S. shoots down suspected Chinese spy balloon with a single missile
The balloon was shot down as it floated off the coast of South Carolina, drawing to a close a dramatic saga that shone a spotlight on worsening Sino-U.S. relations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023
Spy balloon threatens to deflate momentum toward improving China-U.S. ties
While some analysts said the U.S. decision to cancel high-level talks illustrated major hurdles in Sino-American ties, others said a chance for another meeting could come soon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 4, 2023
U.S. postpones Blinken China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon
The U.S. secretary of state was set to have meetings in Beijing early next week in the first such visit by a top U.S. diplomat in five years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023
Chinese spy balloon flying over the United States, Pentagon says
The old-fashioned intelligence collection method recalls lengths to which Beijing and Washington have been willing to go to spy on each other amid increased tensions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2023
Japan eyes criminal penalties for leaking defense equipment secrets
The move comes as Japan's Defense Ministry aims to expand the joint development of defense equipment with other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2023
Iran executes British Iranian dual national accused of spying
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said he was 'appalled' by the execution of the British Iranian citizen.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2022
North Korea to finish preparations for spy satellite by April
Pyongyang claimed to have conducted “an important final-stage test” for the development of the satellite, one of leader Kim Jong Un's key goals for bolstering his arsenal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022
U.S. lawmakers introduce bill to restrict Huawei's access to banks
The bill seeks to 'severely sanction' Huawei, and other 'untrustworthy' Chinese 5G producers who are said to engage in economic espionage against the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022
North Korean spies trick foreign experts into writing research for them
A hacking group has targeted those with knowledge of issues regarding the country, apparently in a bid to gain intelligence, information and insight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2022
U.K. government formally discourages use of Chinese surveillance cameras
Firms subject to the new order are those required by Chinese law to share intelligence with Beijing's security services.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
Meiji says sayonara to bottled milk, a staple of Japan's bathhouses
Meiji bottled milk lined up in a fridge at Kosugiyu, a bathhouse in Tokyo. The sticker urges patrons to enjoy the milk one last time before it’s gone.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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