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ESPIONAGE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2021
From spy satellites to mobile networks, South Korea hopes new rocket gets space program off ground
Seoul plans to test its first domestically produced space launch vehicle next week, a major step toward ambitious its goals of 6G networks, spy satellites and even lunar probes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021
U.S. arrests couple on spy charges over sale of nuclear-sub data
The U.S. arrested a Navy Department employee and his wife on spying-related charges after they allegedly sold restricted data on nuclear-powered submarines to an FBI agent posing as a foreign official.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2021
CIA forms new mission to address challenges from China
CIA Director William Burns emphasized the threat was from the Chinese government, not its people, and that the aim was to unify the work the spy agency is doing on China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 28, 2021
U.S. intelligence community says it cannot solve COVID-19 mystery without China
'China's cooperation most likely would be needed to reach a conclusive assessment of the origins of COVID-19,' U.S. officials said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021
Spies for hire: China’s new breed of hackers blends espionage and entrepreneurship
China's premier spy agency is increasingly reaching beyond its own ranks to recruit from a vast pool of private-sector talent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021
Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation
The U.S. has said Chinese firms pose a security threat because they are required to cooperate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, an assertion rejected by China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2021
How Myanmar's military moved in on the telecoms sector to spy on citizens
Intercept spyware gives the military the power to listen in on calls, view text messages and web traffic, and track the locations of users without the assistance of telecom firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 15, 2021
Luxury jet-makers battle over lucrative spy plane niche
From the South China Sea to the Middle East, nations are eyeing 'special mission' business jets capable of looking or listening at potentially lower costs than converted military planes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021
China increases scrutiny of companies with new anti-spying rules
New rules allow security authorities to draw up lists of companies and organizations considered susceptible to foreign infiltration and require them to take security measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2021
Musk says Tesla would be shut down if cars used for spying
His comments came less than 24 hours after news broke that Tesla's cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds over espionage concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2021
Tesla cars banned from China's military complexes over security concerns
Security concerns over vehicles' cameras cited in a move that resembles the United States' own measures against Chinese telecoms firm Huawei.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2021
Canadian judge rejects Huawei CFO's push to use employee statements as evidence in U.S. extradition case
The Canadian judge in Huawei CFO Meng Wanzhou's U.S. extradition case rejected her request to admit as evidence Huawei employee statements that contradict a U.S. claim she misled bankers about the company's business in Iran, a ruling said on Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2021
China arrests Australian TV anchor on national security charge
Cheng Lei, a Chinese-born Australian, was formally arrested in China following six months of detention 'on suspicion of illegally supplying state secrets overseas.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2021
Biden says Trump should not receive intelligence briefings
U.S. President Joe Biden said his predecessor, Donald Trump, should not receive the intelligence briefings that are typically given to former presidents because of his "erratic behavior.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2020
New tricks and old truths for the world’s second oldest profession: spying
The SolarWinds attack was a supply chain hack. One of the most successful U.S. espionage programs of the Cold War was a 20th-century version of this attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2020
U.S. hacking attack adds to Putin mystique, even if Russia faces pain
The storm over the cyberattack on U.S. government agencies only helps Putin's image at home as a strong leader unafraid to confront the former Cold War enemy.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

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