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ESPIONAGE

ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 31, 2016
U.S. woman held in China for over year now charged with spying
An American businesswoman held in China since March last year has been charged with spying, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, the latest development in a case that has added to U.S.-China tensions.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2016
For China, Russia is more cyberprey than cyberpredator, firm says
While the West sees Russia as a cyberpredator, hackers in the East increasingly view it as prey, according to online security company Kaspersky Lab, which says there's been a sharp spike in attacks from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2016
India probes huge data leak at French submarine builder DCNS; Australian design unaffected
India is investigating damage caused to French Scorpene submarines that are being built in the country, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday, after the leak of documents relating to the vessel's combat capabilities.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2016
U.S. sailor gets year in prison for taking photos of nuclear submarine's restricted areas
A U.S. Navy sailor was sentenced on Friday to one year in prison for illegally taking photos inside restricted areas of a nuclear submarine and then trying to impede an investigation into the matter, prosecutors said on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 16, 2016
Hacking group claims to offer cyber-weapons purportedly developed by NSA group in online auction
Hackers going by the name Shadow Brokers said on Monday they will auction stolen surveillance tools they say were used by a cyber group linked to the U.S. National Security Agency.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2016
Two South Koreans charged with attempting to help North Korean spy smuggle tires
South Korean prosecutors have charged two men with helping a North Korean spy attempt to smuggle used tires into the North that could be used by the military.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2016
A hero or U.S. spy, Iran nuke scientist claimed innocence before hanging: mother
Iranian security forces may have pressured nuclear scientist Shahram Amiri, hanged last week for spying for the United States, to admit to crimes he did not commit, his mother said in an interview this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 2, 2016
FBI technician admits being agent for, passing sensitive info to China
An FBI electronics technician pleaded guilty on Monday to having illegally acted as an agent of China, admitting that he on several occasions passed sensitive information to a Chinese official.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2016
A decade after its founding, WikiLeaks is alienating even its friends
It has been 10 years since Julian Assange founded WikiLeaks, the website that has gone on to serve as the world's most prominent digital repository of leaked government information. The organization has been celebrating a decade of existence over the past week by putting on display everything that makes...
WORLD
Jul 7, 2016
Criticized for sloppy Iraq reporting, U.K. spy agencies pursue reform
Britain's foreign spy agency concluded within months of the invasion of Iraq that two key intelligence reports it had received about Iraqi weapons of mass destruction were fabricated, a British inquiry disclosed on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2016
NSA whistleblower Snowden says U.S. government carrying out mass surveillance in Japan
U.S. fugitive and former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden said all people in Japan are subjected to mass surveillance initiated by the U.S. government.
WORLD
Apr 30, 2016
U.S. spy court rejected zero surveillance orders in 2015
The secretive U.S. Foreign Surveillance Intelligence Court did not deny a single government request in 2015 for electronic surveillance orders for foreign intelligence purposes, continuing a long-standing trend, a Justice Department document showed.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 19, 2016
Chinese man sentenced to death for leaking more than '150,000 state secrets'
A Chinese man has been sentenced to death for leaking more than 150,000 classified documents to an unidentified foreign power, state television said Tuesday, offering unusual details of a kind of case rarely mentioned in public.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2016
U.S. Navy signals intelligence officer charged with spying, possibly for China, Taiwan
A U.S. Navy officer with access to sensitive U.S. intelligence faces espionage charges over accusations he passed state secrets, possibly to China and Taiwan, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
WORLD
Apr 7, 2016
White House declines to support encryption legislation: sources
The White House is declining to offer public support for draft legislation that would empower judges to require technology companies such as Apple Inc. to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, sources familiar with the discussions said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2016
Powell, Rice staffers also tied to classified personal emails
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 4, 2016
Iran says Americans hoping to swap detainees for Washington Post reporter jailed for alleged spying
Unnamed Americans have contacted Iran for a deal to swap Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian, convicted and jailed in Iran on spying charges, for other unspecified detainees, according to a senior Iranian official quoted on Sunday.
WORLD
Dec 30, 2015
U.S. spying reportedly included Israeli phone calls with U.S. lawmakers
The U.S. National Security Agency's foreign eavesdropping included phone conversations between top Israeli officials and U.S. lawmakers and American-Jewish groups, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing current and former U.S. officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2015
Paranoid: North Korea's computer operating system mirrors its political one
North Korea's homegrown computer operating system mirrors its political one, according to two German researchers who have delved into the code: a go-it-alone approach, a high degree of paranoia and invasive snooping on users.
EDITORIALS
Dec 12, 2015
Abe's anti-terrorism measures
The government should weigh the benefits of measures to prevent terrorist acts against the risk of violating people's constitutional rights.
As ‘Buy Canadian’ grows, more U.S. firms say retailers turning away products
Empty shelves with "Buy Canadian Instead" signs are seen in the American Whiskey section of the BC Liquor in Vancouver, British Columbia, on March 10.
Trump unveils 10% global tariff, with Japan levy set at 24%
Trump tosses a MAGA hat to the crowd during an event in which he unveiled new tariffs in the White House on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Japan, South Korea and China vow to strengthen trade ties amid looming U.S. tariffs
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Yoji Muto (left), South Korean Trade Industry and Energy Minister Ahn Duk-geun (center) and Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao during a trilateral meeting in Seoul on Sunday
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).
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.
On defense, Japan may avoid Trump's worst impulses — for now
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth chat after reviewing an honor guard during a welcome ceremony at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on Sunday.

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