Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

While #Russia actively steals Japanese technology, Ukrainian drone companies are helping #Japan to rearm itself.

Oleksii, CEO of a drone company, is exporting Ukraine's fighting experience to help build Japan's military.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/ukraines-interceptor-drones-help

While many European countries expelled Russian spies after the full-scale invasion of #Ukraine in 2022, #Japan expelled only 8 Russian officials. Russia used that free access to bolster its intelligence presence in Tokyo, making it a spy ‘paradise’ for Moscow.

For centuries, #Japan has relied on U.S. support and pacifist status as a cornerstone of its security. But that sense of stability is now shaken.

Good morning to readers; Kyiv remains in Ukrainian hands.

While #Russia actively steals Japanese technology, Ukrainian drone companies are helping #Japan to rearm itself.

Oleksii, CEO of a drone company, is exporting Ukraine's fighting experience to help build Japan's military.

https://www.counteroffensive.news/p/ukraines-interceptor-drones-help

#Europe is not alone, of course. #Heatwaves gripped #Australia & #Japan this year. #Floods devastated #Kenya & #Angola. A snowstorm paralyzed the Eastern #UnitedStates. Developing countries in the Southern Hemisphere are still more vulnerable than wealthy Europe to the effects of a changing climate.

#ClimateChange #ExtremeWeather #ClimateCrisis

“While South #Korea swings between heatwave and downpour, in #Japan and #Vietnam torrential rain has led to landslides.

#China, meanwhile, has seen bouts of extreme rainfall since the flood season began in April, according to the water resources ministry in mid-July, marking the start of a month-long peak flood control window.

More than 600 rivers have since risen above warning levels – a 35% jump from the average for the same period over the past five years.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/28/extreme-rainfall-asia-flash-floods-typhoons-climate-change

Powerful #earthquake hits southern #Japan, deaths feared in shopping mall explosion

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Japan's southern ​#Kumamoto prefecture Tuesday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, rupturing roads & leaving some trapped & others presumed dead inside a partially ‌collapsed #Aeon shopping mall.

https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/magnitude-71-earthquake-hits-japans-kyushu-region-jma-says-2026-07-28/?utm_source=braze&utm_medium=notifications&utm_campaign=2025_engagement

“While South #Korea swings between heatwave and downpour, in #Japan and #Vietnam torrential rain has led to landslides.

#China, meanwhile, has seen bouts of extreme rainfall since the flood season began in April, according to the water resources ministry in mid-July, marking the start of a month-long peak flood control window.

More than 600 rivers have since risen above warning levels – a 35% jump from the average for the same period over the past five years.”

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/28/extreme-rainfall-asia-flash-floods-typhoons-climate-change