Japanese police chief bows to wrongfully convicted man who spent 45 years on death row

Shizuoka Prefectural Police chief Takayoshi Tsuda bowed deeply before Iwao Hakamada, an 88-year-old former boxer, to apologize in-person for...

‘I’m not your mother’: Baidu PR chief in hot water for endorsing intense workplace culture

Qu Jing, the public relations chief of Chinese internet company Baidu, is facing backlash for her controversial comments endorsing a harsh w...

Domino’s Pizza Japan apologizes over viral video of nose-picking employee contaminating dough

Domino’s Pizza Japan has issued a public apology on its official X account after a video of an employee picking his nose and contamina...

S. Korean YouTuber Tzuyang apologizes for imitation of Filipina in ‘racist’ mukbang video

Popular South Korean YouTuber Tzuyang has apologized for his mukbang video featuring a comedian’s portrayal of a Filipina after it spa...

Kyte Baby CEO under fire for denying employee remote work while her baby was in NICU

The CEO of Kyte Baby, a Texas-based baby clothing company, issued two apologies after an employee, Marissa Hughes, was fired for requesting ...

China’s ‘Lipstick King’ tearfully apologizes for bashing frugal viewer

One of China’s most famous livestreamers has apologized for commenting on a netizen’s salary during an online squabble. How it started...

American tourist apologizes after blasting Phuket street with weed-laced fog machine

An American tourist from California was made to apologize after blasting a fog machine laced with marijuana on a busy street in Phuket, Thai...

Iowa newspaper apologizes for ‘inexcusable’ Vivek Ramaswamy political cartoon

The Quad City Times, a major newspaper in Iowa, has officially apologized to Republican primary candidate Vivek Ramaswamy for previously fea...

Taiwan singer Aaron Yan surprises accuser at press conference, apologizes for leaked sex tapes

Taiwanese singer and actor Aaron Yan made a surprise appearance at the press conference of TikToker Raku to apologize for their leaked sex t...

Woman in anti-Asian car incident video claims to be half-Filipino, posts apology

Ashley Barkis, the woman caught in a viral video last week assaulting an Asian man after a car collision in Los Angeles, is receiving online...

Ex-NBA star Dwight Howard apologizes to China for calling Taiwan a ‘country’

Former NBA player Dwight Howard apologized to China on Friday after he referred to Taiwan as a country in a promotional video. Howard, who i...

Yoo Ah-in issues first public apology amid ongoing drug scandal

South Korean actor Yoo Ah-in issued an apology on social media a day after he was questioned by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency over al...

Ghibli Park guests apologize for taking lewd photos with characters

Three men who admitted to posting obscene photos taken with display characters in Japan’s Ghibli Park reportedly apologized to local officia...

ENHYPEN’s Jay apologizes for comparing Korean history to ‘short novel’

ENHYPEN member Jay posted an apology after receiving online backlash for his comments about Korea’s history being comparable to a “short nov...

Foxconn apologizes after violent protests erupt at its iPhone factory in China

Thousands of workers gathered at the Zhengzhou factory in China on Tuesday to protest poor pay and unsanitary working conditions at Foxconn...

Man apologizes after video of himself urinating on Hawaii’s sacred Mauna Kea sparks backlash

In a now-deleted viral video, Travis Upright posted a crude video of himself urinating and presenting his middle finger on a sacred mountai...

British MP pressed for apology over ‘little man in China’ comment on live TV

More than 80 Chinese groups are demanding a public apology from U.K. Member of Parliament Mark Spencer over a “deliberately prejudiced” com...

S. Korean president apologizes for deadly Seoul Halloween crush

On Monday, South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol offered an apology for the deadly crowd crush that killed at least 156 people and injured 1...

Singaporean man accused of cat abuse apologizes for ‘playing’ with animal, says ex-girlfriend ‘defaming’ him

Singapore-based entrepreneur Jimmy Wong has apologized for a series of viral videos that show him swinging, tossing and twirling his ex-gir...

‘I am Chinese and I love my motherland forever’: Hong Kong opera star apologizes for praising Queen Elizabeth II

Veteran opera star Law Kar-ying publicly apologized after sparking outrage among nationalists in China for praising Britain’s late Queen El...

Oli London apologizes to BTS’ Jimin, Asian community for ‘unhealthy’ obsession

Oli London, 32, has apologized to BTS member Jimin and the larger Asian community for their “unhealthy” obsession with Jimin and nearly thr...

Indonesian university apologizes for discriminating against non-binary new student

Hasanuddin University, located in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province, has come under fire after a viral video showed a faculty member dism...

Japanese hikers survive 10 days lost in the wilderness — immediately apologize for ‘causing trouble’ upon rescue

After two Japanese hikers spent 10 days lost in the mountains surviving on stream water and cookies, they apologized for “causing trouble” ...

Video of TikToker gagging in Asian grocery store, saying it has a ‘pet store’ draws backlash

A TikTok user is under fire after posting a now- deleted video of an Asian grocery store where he is seen gagging and stating that there is...

Korean rapper Giant Pink issues apology after her dog attacks and kills another dog at a park

Korean rapper Giant Pink has come forward with an apology after a dog she co-owns with her sister killed a netizen’s dog at a park near Han...

‘Pachinko’ star Jin Ha apologizes for past Tumblr account featuring creep shots of older Korean women

Actor Jin Ha, who plays Solomon Baek on Apple TV Plus’ new series “Pachinko,” has apologized for his old Tumblr account filled with surrept...

Antioch Formally Apologizes for Mistreating Chinese Residents in Late 1800s

Antioch became the first city in California and the U.S. to officially apologize for the mistreatment of Chinese residents between 1850 and ...

Radio Host Jeff Lewis Targets Asian Americans in ‘Racist’ Coronavirus Joke

SiriusXM radio host Jeff Lewis apologized for several racially insensitive comments he and his guests had directed toward Asian people last ...

Chinese City Sorry for Shaming People Wearing Pajamas in Public

Officials in Suzhou, China have apologized for shaming some of its citizens for wearing pajamas in public by sharing their surnames on socia...

Amber Liu Apologizes for ‘Ignorant’ Comments on Man Stopped By Police for Eating on BART Platform

Amber Liu has apologized for the remarks she made about a man who was confronted by a police officer for eating a sandwich on a San Francisc...

People Outraged After Woman Films Herself ‘Secretly’ Petting Panda Cub

A Chinese woman who generated backlash online for petting a giant panda cub at a wildlife reserve in China has made a public apology on soci...

J-Pop Idol Reveals Her Managers Forced Her to Apologize After Being Assaulted

NGT48 member Maho Yamaguchi has revealed that her managers forced her to make the on-stage public apology following the idol unit’s latest s...

Ariana Grande Responds to Cultural Appropriation Accusations Over Her Japanese Tattoo

When Ariana Grande unveiled her unfortunate Japanese tattoo last week, the internet’s immediate reaction was mostly of ridicule. This is be...

J-Pop Idol Alle‌g‌ed‌ly As‌sa‌ult‌e‌d at Her Home, Then She Had to Apologize for It

NGT48’s Maho Yamaguchi publicly apologized during the group’s third-anniversary concert for bringing up her alleged a‌ssa‌u‌lt t...

Chinese Billionaire Teacher Blames Women For China’s ‘Moral Degradation’

A Chinese billionaire has sparked outrage for stating that women have caused “moral degradation” in China. New Oriental Group founder and C...

Japanese Train Company Sorry for ‘Inexcusable’ 25-Second Early Departure

West Japan Railways, also known as JR West, offered an official apology after one of its trains left almost half a minute earlier than sched...