33 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).
18 Oct to 24 Oct: 13 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 2 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 carrying help or hope, out of every 100 of its stories about people being harmed
Peace efforts, people freed or reunited, aid and relief, volunteers, vaccination. A topic, not an outcome -- talks that fail still count. 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 most106 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 3.6 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%130 stories
Disasters & accidents16%67 stories
Rights & justice15%61 stories
Conflict & violence13%53 stories
Food & livelihood10%40 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given8%31 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 killed105 Stories reporting people affected71 Stories reporting arrests41 Stories reporting people injured11 Stories reporting evacuations10 Stories reporting people displaced3Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little warmer than the world's.
Filled dot: Japan. Ring: the world. Measured over 436 stories.
Feelings
Angerless 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
Taiwan28 in 100 of its 872 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Russia26 in 100 of its 3,791 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence South Korea21 in 100 of its 1,736 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health China13 in 100 of its 7,650 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents
Japan13 in 100
of its 3,295 stories were about people being harmed · mostly health
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 & disasters
Japan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.