Kimimasa Mayama - Pool / Getty Images; @MailOnline / TwitterBreaking Former Japanese PM Shinzo Abe Assassinated, Details of Strange Device Used in Brazen Public Attack Come to Light Abe, who had a close relationship with former President Donald Trump when the two were in office, was killed at a political rally. By Jack Davis July 8, 2022
@nypost / Twitter Toyota Forced to Recall Its First Mass-Produced Electric Vehicles Due to Dangerous Safety Issue The majority of the vehicles were intended for sale in Europe, with 260 intended for the US. None had yet left Japan. By Richard Moorhead June 23, 2022
Tnani Badreddine -Quality Sport Images / Getty ImagesCommentary Justice: American All-Star Teaches Brutal Lesson to Spoiled Tennis Pro Who Gave Up US Citizenship Naomi Osaka withdrew from the French Open last year after refusing to meet with the media. This year, the decision to exit was made for her. By C. Douglas Golden May 25, 2022
Saul Loeb - AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Will White House Walk This Back Too? Biden Suggests Low Gas Prices Are Never Coming Back Biden's remarks came during the same news conference in Japan where he said the US would intervene militarily if Taiwan were invaded. By C. Douglas Golden May 24, 2022
(Iranian Army Office - AFP / Getty Images Largest Chinese Aircraft Carrier Fleet Ever Assembled Seen Near US Navy Base: Report The largest Chinese aircraft carrier group ever assembled is reportedly conducting combat training near a US naval base in Japan. By Philip Lenczycki May 3, 2022
Behrouz Mehri / AFP via Getty Images Man Who Married Hologram of a 16-Year-Old Runs Into Big Problem One commentator in Tokyo said that the line between reality and fantasy is blurred in a world of electronics. By Jack Davis April 30, 2022
Mikhail Klimentyev - Sputnik - Kremlin Pool / AP Biden Administration Targets Putin's Children in New Round of Sanctions The U.S. along with its allies have slapped more sanctions on Russia, including on Putin's own daughters, for uncovered brutality in Ukraine. By Abby Liebing April 6, 2022
@japantimes / TwitterCommentary Japan Warns World as It Spots Russian Landing Ships Sailing West Russian maneuvers near Japan are 'in concert with its actions in Ukraine,' Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said. By Mike Landry March 22, 2022
Eugene Hoshiko / AP Japan Moving to Rebuild Its Military in 'Big Awakening' Japan is seeking to strengthen itself as the Russian invasion of Ukraine reflects a new reality around the globe. By Jack Davis March 7, 2022
Christof Stache - AFP / Getty Images Sexism Controversy Hits Olympics as 5 Female Ski Jumpers Are Disqualified Over Their Uniforms For the second time in just four days, controversial disqualifications are making headlines in the Beijing Olympics. By Grant Atkinson February 8, 2022