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583 storiesUS military in Okinawa restricts troops after Marine's arrest in killing
The U.S. military in Okinawa is pausing all operations for two days and restricting troops from leaving their bases after a Marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Okinawa prefectural police arrested Lance Cpl. Devin Jaco…
One worker injured in rock collapse at Vostochny mine in Russia's Primorye
A rock collapse at the Vostochny mine in Primorsky Krai injured one worker, with no fatalities reported. Twenty-two people were in the shaft at the time; rescuers brought the injured miner to the surface and handed him to ambulance crews. P…
Japan defense minister to meet Okinawa governor over arrested U.S. Marine
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi said on Oct. 6 that he will meet Okinawa Governor Genta Kojya on Oct. 7 to discuss measures to prevent a repeat of incidents involving U.S. military personnel, after a Marine based at Futenma was arrested o…
UK police detain seventh suspect over alleged plot at Royal Air Force Fairford base
British counter-terrorism police have detained a seventh suspect in connection with an alleged attack plot near the Royal Air Force base at Fairford, according to Russian state agencies and Interfax. Interfax, citing Sky News, said the late…
US Marine arrested in Naha hotel killing; Japan protests, Okinawa governor speaks out
A 20-year-old US Marine was arrested on suspicion of robbery-murder after a 39-year-old woman was found dead at a hotel in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, and Japanese officials protested to the US side. Foreign Ministry Senior Deputy Minister Ta…
Massachusetts man pleads guilty to importing plutonium from Russia and selling it to 67 customers
Jacob D. Miller, 44, of South Hadley, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to charges including importing nuclear material without lawful authority and mailing hazardous materials, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Massachusetts said.…
Okinawa governor protests to US commander over Marine held in Naha killing
Okinawa Governor Koja Genta summoned the top US commander in Okinawa, Lt. Gen. Benjamin T. Watson, and other US and Japanese officials to the prefectural office on Oct. 5 and protested over the killing of a woman at a Naha hotel for which a…
MrMax says breach may have leaked data of up to 1,735,154 members
MrMax Holdings said on October 6 that unauthorized access to servers for its MrMax app and online store may have exposed personal information of up to 1,735,154 members. The company said member IDs, names, email addresses and telephone numb…
Daiwa Securities: vendor breach may have exposed data of 110,000 customers
Daiwa Securities said on Oct 5 that a server at outsourcing vendor Scalar Communications was subject to unauthorized access and that about 220,000 records may have leaked, including names, email addresses and securities account numbers for …
Cornell sexual assault case draws #IAmJaneDoe solidarity campaign
A woman identified as Jane Doe has sued over an alleged group sexual assault at Cornell University's Chi Phi fraternity house in October 2024, saying she was attacked by seven male students; no one has been indicted. After the case resurfac…
Japan protests and summons US ambassador over Okinawa killing
Japan has protested to the United States and summoned the US ambassador in Tokyo after the killing of a 39-year-old Japanese woman on Okinawa, in which a US marine is suspected, TASS, RBC and Kommersant reported. Kommersant said Okinawa pol…
Man in his 50s sent to prosecutors over attempted sexual assault of neighbor in her 80s
Police in Naju, South Jeolla Province, sent a man in his 50s to the prosecution in custody over the attempted sexual assault of a woman in her 80s who had been his neighbor for years. The suspect admitted to the allegations during police qu…
Korea financial regulator orders full security review after bank data leaks
Financial Services Commission Chairman Lee Eok-won chaired an emergency meeting of the entire financial sector in Seoul on Oct. 4 after customer data leaks spread from major banks to non-bank lenders, saying the possibility of AI-enabled ha…
Lawyers for ex-Olympian David Hearn seek watchdog inquiry into Reflecting Pool case
Lawyers for former Olympic canoeist David Hearn asked the inspectors general of the Justice and Interior departments on Tuesday to investigate what they call a flawed investigation and prosecution over damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflect…
DigitalX launches app with generative AI chatbot, a first for a Korean crypto exchange
DigitalX, Mirae Asset's digital asset platform, launched a redesigned app on Oct 6 with a built-in generative AI chatbot, which the company says is the first among domestic crypto exchanges. The app adds conversational ordering with a user-…
Korea police open formal probe into AI-linked hacking of financial firms
South Korean police have converted their investigation into a series of AI-linked hacking attacks on financial institutions into a formal probe, assigning a 28-member, four-team dedicated unit. Data leaks have been confirmed at seven financ…
Couple in their 60s found dead in Naju house; police seek suspect
A couple in their 60s were found dead at a house in Naju, in the Jeonnam-Gwangju region, according to police reports carried by several South Korean outlets on Oct 6. Local reports described the bodies as bound and said police believe the c…
Two large Seoul churches show signs of cyberattack; member data feared leaked
An analysis by cyber threat intelligence company Oasis Security found evidence that two large South Korean churches were hit by cyberattacks, with member records, donation and accounting data and internal documents found on an overseas atta…
China state TV airs first episode of northern Myanmar fraud crackdown documentary
A three-part documentary on the crackdown on telecom fraud in northern Myanmar, jointly produced by the Ministry of Public Security and China Media Group, began airing on CCTV on October 5, with the first episode 《利剑出鞘》 broadcast that eveni…
Two arrested, others sought after fight among about 10 foreigners in Pyeongtaek
Police in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province, arrested two men in their 20s — a Russian national and a Kyrgyz national — after a fight involving about 10 foreigners late on Oct 3, and are tracing others who fled. Reports differ on whether the fi…