Prime Minister Keir Starmer rejected accusations that Britain tried to appease China by dropping a prosecution against two men accused of spying for Beijing, saying the decision was based on legal constraints. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/09/world/politics/starmer-china-spying-case/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #keirstarmer #ukchina #espionage

China is providing intelligence to Russia to enable Moscow to better launch missile strikes inside Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian intelligence official was quoted as saying Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/05/asia-pacific/china-intelligence-russia-ukraine/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #russia #ukraine #russiaukrainewar #china #espionage

Nippon Ishin no Kai plans to submit an anti-espionage bill, including a call for establishing a foreign intelligence agency based on existing government bodies, to an upcoming extraordinary session of the Diet. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/10/02/japan/politics/nippon-ishin-anti-espionage-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #nipponishinnokai #diet #espionage

Suspected Chinese hackers are behind an ongoing cyberespionage campaign against U.S. technology companies and legal firms, stealing national security secrets often undetected, according to Google. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/25/asia-pacific/chinese-hacking-tech-law-firms/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #hacking #cybersecurity #espionage #google

Chinese spy and disinformation activities in the Philippines continue at a high pace, one of Manila’s top security officials has warned, prompting a push to update the nation's decades-old anti-espionage laws. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/13/asia-pacific/philippines-espionage-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #philippines #china #espionage #southchinasea

The head of the Pentagon's intelligence was removed, in what appeared to be the latest attempt to penalize current and former military, intelligence and law enforcement officials seen to be at odds with Trump's views. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/23/world/politics/pengaton-purge-defense-intelligence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #defense #petehegseth #espionage #donaldtrump #usmilitary

A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday — the first spying conviction in the country's history. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/asia-pacific/crime-legal/new-zealand-soldier-espionage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #crimelegal #newzealand #espionage

Humiliated by the Hamas attack in 2023, the country’s military intelligence agency is reviving an Arabic-language recruitment program for high school students and training all troops in Arabic and Islam. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/world/israel-spy-training/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #israel #israelhamaswar #espionage #hamas #arabic #middleeast

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China, did not appeal the ruling by a Monday deadline, embassy officials said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/crime-legal/astellas-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #espionage #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #china

Iran has embarked on a massive deportation drive of the country’s 3 million-plus population of Afghan refugees, some of whom authorities say aided Israel’s airstrikes on the country last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/world/politics/iran-afghans-israel-spying/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #iran #afghanistan #israel #espionage #middleeast #taliban

Brussels wasn’t supposed to be the capital of Europe.
Here’s how the unplanned capital of Europe happened:
🔗 https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/07/20/how-brussels-accidentally-became-the-capital-of-europe/
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Brussels wasn’t supposed to be the capital of Europe.
Here’s how the unplanned capital of Europe happened:
🔗 https://www.ryanjhite.com/2025/07/20/how-brussels-accidentally-became-the-capital-of-europe/
#EU#Brussels#Europe#Geopolitics#History#NATO#Espionage

A Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for espionage in China on Wednesday, has no intention to appeal the ruling. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/20/japan/crime-legal/japanese-man-china-spy-ruling-no-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #espionage #astellaspharma

Concerns are growing among Japanese firms operating in China after a Chinese court on Wednesday found an employee of major Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma guilty of spying. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/japan-firms-in-china-worry-spying-charges/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #astellaspharma #espionage

A Chinese court sentenced a Japanese citizen to a prison term for espionage, in a verdict that threatens to damage ties between Asia’s two largest economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/16/japan/crime-legal/china-court-jails-japanese-executive/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #chinajapanrelations #china #astellaspharma #espionage

A district court in Beijing will hand down a ruling on Wednesday for a Japanese employee of Astellas Pharma, who has been charged with espionage in China, sources have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/japan/crime-legal/china-court-astellas-pharma-ruling-date/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #astellaspharma #espionage #china #chinajapanrelations

A senior Ukrainian security officer was gunned down in a residential parking lot in Kyiv on Thursday before his assailant fled on foot in broad daylight, according to authorities and video footage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/11/world/crime-legal/ukrainian-spy-colonel-shot-kyiv/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #ukraine #espionage #russia #russiaukrainewar

China is urging government workers to remain vigilant against overseas threats after it uncovered three spying plots, including one involving a "honeytrap." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/10/asia-pacific/china-foreign-spying-honeytrap/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #china #espionage

Japan has taken another important step toward deepening ties with individual members of the Five Eyes intelligence group by inking a classified information-sharing deal with Canada. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/09/japan/politics/japan-canada-intelligence-sharing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #foreignministry #canada #canadajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #espionage

The threat from espionage is high in Switzerland as global insecurity increases, with the main threats emanating from Russia and China, the country's Federal Intelligence Service warned Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/03/world/swiss-spying-russia-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #espionage #china #russia #switzerland #europe