SHE was running late and, boy, did she run! I am referring to the viral video from earlier this month which showed a Japanese minister sprinting to a Cabinet meeting after being stuck in a traffic jam caused by an accident. And what Kimi Onoda, Economic Security Minister, did after the meeting left the rest of the world gobsmacked: she apologised to the entire nation.

Source: The Star March 18, 2026 08:45 UTC