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).
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 1 of the 1 day held.
Most on Saturday 24 October 2026: Reports of people affected ran at about twice the usual rate (9 stories).
Compared with
the world's news over the same days; "usual" is its own 30 days before.
How it moved
Anger in the words of Japan's stories about people being harmed
100 is the world's average over these days: 200 means twice the world's. Dashed line: the world. It moves with what its news was about as well as with its words: anger rises when more of it is about conflict and violence.
JapanThe world
Key events
the events its news covered most, newest on the rightNo events in these days.
Its biggest days
when the news pointed at Japan mostIn 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 0.3 stories about people being harmed for every million people — about a third of the world's rate (0.8 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.
Rights & justice33%10 stories
Conflict & violence20%6 stories
Disasters & accidents17%5 stories
Health17%5 stories
Displacement7%2 stories
Deaths & injuries, cause not given3%1 story
Food & livelihood3%1 story
Harm reported
Stories, not people: a story counts once however many people it reports.
Stories reporting people affected9 Stories reporting arrests7 Stories reporting people killed5 Stories reporting evacuations2 Stories reporting people injured2 Stories reporting people displaced1Harsh or warm words
harshwarm
Its stories' words were a little harsher than the world's.
Filled dot: Japan. Ring: the world. Measured over 33 stories.
Feelings
Too few stories to read its feelings.
Its neighbours, same days
Taiwan50 in 100 of its 105 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents Russia28 in 100 of its 249 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence China16 in 100 of its 662 stories were about people being harmed · mostly disasters & accidents South Korea15 in 100 of its 112 stories were about people being harmed · mostly conflict & violence
Japan13 in 100
of its 256 stories were about people being harmed · mostly rights & justice
Countries that share a border on the map (the nearest ones for an island). A country with few stories ranks lower.
Where it happened
Japan (bright) and its neighbours. Dots: its key events in these days. Click a dot for its stories.