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ESPIONAGE

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2018
Australia set to pass foreign interference bill amid tensions with China
Australia is expected to pass legislation on Wednesday aimed at preventing interference by foreign governments, a move likely to further stoke tensions with major trading partner China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2018
China's Huawei rebuts Canberra's security concerns amid Sino-Australian tensions
Chinese telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies refuted Australian claims it poses a security risk, calling the criticism "ill-informed" in an open letter on Monday that threatens to inflame already heightened Sino-Canberra tensions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2018
Hot spring researcher detained by China as alleged spy indicted
A Japanese man in his 50s who was detained in China in March 2017 for alleged spying was indicted this month, informed sources said Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 9, 2018
U.S. special counsel indicts Russian linked to spy agencies, adds charges against former Trump campaign head Paul Manafort
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller filed charges on Friday against a political operative with alleged ties to Russian intelligence, bringing his probe on possible collusion by the Trump presidential campaign a step closer to the Kremlin's door.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 9, 2018
China reportedly hacked U.S. Navy undersea warfare plans
Chinese government hackers compromised the computers of a U.S. Navy contractor and stole a large amount of highly sensitive data on undersea warfare, including plans for a supersonic anti-ship missile for use on U.S. submarines, The Washington Post reported on Friday, citing unnamed U.S. officials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2018
Trump says he can pardon himself. Nixon was told he couldn't
U.S. President Donald Trump is asserting a power to pardon himself that not even Richard Nixon tried to claim before resigning the presidency in 1974, and that the Justice Department has said isn't constitutional.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2018
Singapore's Shangri-La hotel — where brass, arms merchants and spies rub elbows
For the region's military officers, diplomats, weapons manufacturers and spies, there are few livelier places than the lobby of Singapore's Shangri-La hotel around midyear.
WORLD
May 31, 2018
Australia to review spy laws amid concerns over Chinese influence, top government legal officer says
Australia will review its espionage laws, the government's chief legal officer said this week, as the country seeks to strengthen spy agencies strained by juggling counter-terror work and worries about China's rising influence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 30, 2018
North Korea urges South to scrap military intelligence-sharing deal with Japan
North Korea has called for the scrapping of a military intelligence-sharing agreement between South Korea and Japan, calling it a "hurdle" to realizing the goals of the historic Panmunjom Declaration signed between the two Koreas on April 27.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2018
Pakistan orders probe of ex-spymaster over 'Spy Chronicles' book
Pakistan's army ordered an inquiry on Monday into a former spy chief for co-writing a book with the ex-chief of an intelligence agency from arch-rival India that has stirred controversy on a range of issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 28, 2018
Sen. Marco Rubio believes supermajority would back bill to keep China's ZTE from operating in U.S.
A potential bill to prohibit ZTE Corp. and other Chinese telecommunications companies from operating in the U.S. would have supermajority support in Congress, Republican Sen. Marco Rubio said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2018
West's knowledge of Novichok nerve agent came from sample secured by German spy agency in 1990s: report
The West's knowledge of the secret Russian nerve agent the U.K. says was used to poison a former spy and his daughter came from a sample obtained by Germany in the 1990s, according to a report by German media organizations.
WORLD
May 5, 2018
Spy agency NSA triples collection of U.S. phone records, official report shows
The U.S. National Security Agency collected 534 million records of phone calls and text messages of Americans last year, more than triple gathered in 2016, a U.S. intelligence agency report released on Friday said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2018
Flight records illuminate mystery of Trump's Moscow nights
U.S. President Donald Trump twice gave James Comey an alibi for why a salacious report about the 2013 Miss Universe pageant in Moscow couldn't be true: He never even spent the night in Russia during that trip, Trump told the former FBI director, according to Comey's memos about the conversations.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2018
Norwegian detainee in Russia admits being courier for Oslo's spy service: lawyer
A Norwegian man suspected by Russia of espionage has admitted to being a courier for Norway's military intelligence, his Norwegian lawyer said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2018
China launches new website that lets users report 'foreign spies'
China has ramped up its crackdown on foreign espionage with a new website in both Mandarin and English that allows users to report alleged threats such as collusion with foreign countries that endangers the country's "sovereignty, territorial integrity and national security."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2018
Trump lawyer Cohen denies media report of Prague trip
U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen on Saturday denied a media report that the special counsel investigating alleged Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election has evidence Cohen visited Prague that year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2018
Trump calls Comey a 'slime ball,' sparking rush to dictionaries
U.S. President Donald Trump's denunciation of former FBI Director James Comey as a "slime ball" on Friday triggered a jump of 60,000 percent in look-ups for the word on the website of dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster's.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2018
Russia short of foreign policy options if bet on Trump fails
Russia long saw Donald Trump as the wild card in its strategy to improve relations with the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2018
Trump not a criminal target in Russia probe 'at this point,' special counsel reportedly said in March
U.S. special counsel Robert Mueller told President Donald Trump's attorneys in early March that he did not consider Trump a criminal target in the Russia probe "at this point," The Washington Post reported on Tuesday.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Trump would make U.S. Supreme Court history by attending tariffs case
There is no record in the U.S. Supreme Court’s 235-year history of a sitting president ever attending arguments, according to Clare Cushman, director of publications and resident historian at the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Dodgers clinch back-to-back World Series titles as Blue Jays downed in thriller
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto and teammates celebrate after winning the World Series against the Blue Jays. Yamamoto was named MVP for the series.
How airlines are refining their in-flight food in Japan's tourism boom
All Nippon Airways' gourmet program, The Connoisseurs, showcases the Japanese concept of "shun" (peak season for ingredients), giving passengers a preview of the refined cuisine that awaits them in Japan.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.
Anime isn’t competing with Hollywood — it’s beating it
After its July release, “Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba — Infinity Castle,” an animated feature adapted directly from a TV arc, became the highest-grossing Japanese film ever.
Oasis returns to Japan after 16 years — and fans can still sing every word
Liam Gallagher commanded the stage with effortless charisma during Oasis' Tokyo Dome set on Saturday.
At Japan Mobility Show, BYD gears up to conquer Japan's EV market
BYD Auto Japan President Atsuki Tofukuji unveils the Racco at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.

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