45 of its 273 stories (16%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Earthquake was named in 11 of its stories about harm, about 7 times usual, with tsunami.
19 Oct to 25 Oct: 14 in every 100 of its stories were about people being harmed — less than the world's share (19).
What stood out
The news pointed at Japan on 3 of the 7 days held.
Most on Friday 23 October 2026: Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Japan: stories reporting people killed, out of every 1,000 of its stories
Stories, not people. Dashed line: the world.
JapanThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightScroll sideways for earlier events. Key events are the most covered, not necessarily the most harmful: attacks, accidents and disasters, displacement, protests and outbreaks, ranked by the share of the day's outlets that reported them and how clearly they were about one thing, so every year competes fairly.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Japan most33 of its 256 stories (13%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
106 of its 601 stories (18%) were about people being harmed, usually 14%. Reports of evacuations ran at about 7 times the usual rate (6 stories).
In detail
against the world's news, same daysPeople and attention
a tenththe world's rateten times
About 123 million people live in Japan. Over these days its news carried 3.7 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about half the world's rate (8.5 per million).
How much of the world's attention reached it for its size: coverage per person, not harm per person. Population is approximate (about 2023).
Parts of life
Share of its stories about people being harmed, by part of life.
Health32%138 stories
Disasters & accidents18%78 stories
Rights & justice15%66 stories
Conflict & violence12%51 stories
Food & livelihood9%40 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given8%33 stories
Displacement4%18 stories
Shelter & services3%12 stories
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people killed103 Stories reporting people affected70 Stories reporting arrests38 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting evacuations10 Stories reporting people displaced4Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Japan. Ring: the world. Measured over 458 stories.
Feelings
Angera little less angry than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Griefa little less grief-stricken than the world's
Against its own usual: a little less than usual
Feara little more fearful than the world's
Against its own usual: about as usual
Warmthabout as warm as the world's
Against its own usual: a little more than usual
a quarterlike the worldfour times
Dot: Japan in these days. Line: the world. Dashed ring: Japan's own usual (the 30 days before).
Its neighbours, same days
Taiwan30 in 100
of its 857 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Russia26 in 100
of its 3,567 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
South Korea20 in 100
of its 1,739 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
Japan14 in 100
of its 3,358 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
China14 in 100
of its 7,616 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Attacks & violenceAccidents & disastersDeaths, cause not givenProtests & strikes
Japan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days; fainter, smaller dots: its neighbours' biggest. Click a dot for its stories.
Diseases and disasters named far more than usual
earthquake25 Oct11 of its stories that day, about 7 times its usualCounted where the stories mention most, so a storm abroad can land under a country only mentioned. Opens that day.