Toshifumi Kitamura - AFP / Getty Images First-Ever Warning of Its Kind Issued After Abnormal Phenomena Observed Increased activity at a vulnerable location on the coast has led to a serious warning about a looming megadisaster. By Jared Harris August 9, 2024
Tsubasa / Instagram Travel Influencer Couple Dead After Wife Tries to Save Husband from Peril "I have received many messages from people asking about their safety and offering my condolences, so I decided to write," his sister said. By Lorri Wickenhauser July 18, 2024
@WFAA / X Toyota Headquarters Raided by Government a Day After Chairman Admits Company Didn't Take 'Proper Precautionary Steps' Toyota and several other Japanese carmakers admit that they submitted incorrect afety data for some of their vehicles. By Jack Davis June 5, 2024
Shamil Zhumatov -pool / AP Billionaire's Moon Trip Canceled: 'Unavoidable Decision' The Japanese tycoon bought seats for eight companions in 2022 for what would have been his second space journey. By The Associated Press June 1, 2024
I want to be an animal / YouTube screen shotCommentary Man Who Tried to Transform Himself Into Dog Abandoning Dream After Realizing He's Barked Up the Wrong Tree A Japanese man has spent $14,000 in the futile attempt to turn himself into a collie dog, garnering internet fame in the process. By Allison Anton May 30, 2024
@clashreport / X screen shotCommentary Navy Investigating After Terrifying Incident Appears to Unfold Above USS Ronald Reagan at Japan's Yokosuka Naval Base The Navy downplayed an incident that occurred in a Japanese port, but Japan expressed alarm at the security breach drones can cause. By Mike Landry May 10, 2024
@bleacherreport / X screen shot Watch: NFL Star Gets Dominated by Sumo Wrestler, Laughed at After Embarrassing Loss The Dallas Cowboys' Micah Parsons faced off directly against a Japanese sumo wrestler during an international trip. By Richard Moorhead May 5, 2024
Kevin Dietsch / Getty ImagesCommentary Biden Denigrates US Ally Japan as 'Xenophobic' While He's Supposed to Be Honoring Asian-Americans "It is unfortunate that some of the comments were not based on an accurate understanding of Japan’s policies,” the Japanese Embassy said. By Connor Cavanaugh May 3, 2024
Win McNamee / Getty Images Watch: Biden Has Absurd '20th Century' Gaffe at WH with Japanese PM Biden had met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and the two were holding a news conference when the president committed the gaffe. By Johnathan Jones April 10, 2024
Allen Berezovsky / Getty Images; Michael Reaves / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Sportscaster Bob Costas Goes Viral for Asian Joke Live on Air - 'Maybe Suzuki Fans' No harm was meant. To be frank, the comment was pretty funny. But the outrage was swift on social media, as it always is. By C. Douglas Golden April 10, 2024