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
Ernesto R. Ageitos / Getty Images Another Industry Falls to Wokeness: Japanese Manga Dominates the US Comic Book Market “They make it seem as if the only way that you can relate to a character is because you’re gay and that character’s gay." By C. Douglas Golden April 9, 2024
Guinness via AP Oldest Man in the World Confirmed After Death of 114-Year-Old, Gives Secrets to His Extraordinarily Long Life Tinniswood was born in Liverpool, England, on Aug. 26, 1912, about four months after the sinking of the Titanic. By The Associated Press April 6, 2024
Jimmy Kimmel Live / YouTube screen shotCommentary Watch: Jimmy Kimmel Calls America 'Filthy and Disgusting' After Visiting Japan We are like hogs compared to the Japanese. I can't imagine what they must think of us. 'Oh, the garbage people!'" By Rachel M. Emmanuel April 4, 2024
@Reuters / X screen shot Japan, the Philippines, and Others Respond After Tsunami Warnings Caused by Taiwan Earthquake Spread Aftershocks were felt in the hours immediately after the main quake and the region could experience more aftershocks for days to come. By Johnathan Jones April 3, 2024
Ken Cedeno-Pool / Getty Images ; Franck Robichon - Pool / Getty ImagesCommentary Senator Calls Out Foreign Ally for Disrespecting 'Tens of Thousands' of Americans A U.S. Navy lieutenant was involved in a car accident in 2021, and one senator is calling out Japan for its treatment of the serviceman. By Warner Todd Huston March 27, 2024
JIJI Press - AFP - STR / Getty Images New Details Emerge: Legendary 'Dragon Ball' Creator Had Brain Tumor Surgery Before Death New information reveals what was going on with manga artist Akira Toriyama's health long before his March 1 passing at the age of 68. By Jack Davis March 13, 2024
STR / JIJI Press / AFP via Getty Images; JOEL SAGET / AFP via Getty Images Legendary Creator of 'Dragon Ball,' Akira Toriyama, Dead at 68 "I'm hit with a tremendous sense of loss, even greater than when Dragon Ball ended," wrote "Naruto" author Masashi Kishimoto. By C. Douglas Golden March 8, 2024
Diy13 - iStock / Getty ImagesCommentary Principal Loses It All After Small Bit of Dishonesty Backfires This punishment for a Japanese junior high school principal may be excessive, but it highlights a positive aspect of Japanese culture. By Allison Anton February 29, 2024