Asia · Thursday, 5 November 2026
Japan
No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.
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Top today
Everyday apps here: Shadowrocket · Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid) · TypeDraw · 損保大学課程 試験対策 · Atlas der Humananatomie 2027. Apps that top the charts every day. They’re listed after what’s new or in the news.
What the news is talking about
How much of the news here is about each issue today, and how it sounds, compared with the past 4 weeks. From 2,333 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 東証、一時6万円割れ迫る 米選挙懸念でAI株売りで続落 終値893円安 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 社会 (sponichi.co.jp)
- Nothing、初のAI専用端末を12月出荷へ 「スマホアプリでは実現できない」機能搭載 (cnet.com)
- 「歴史の終わり」から「混沌の時代」へ…キーワードで読み解く、冷戦後35年の世界の変化 | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト (newsweekjapan.jp)
- 原油先物4日続落、米中間選挙受けイラン戦争激化リスク後退観測 | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト (newsweekjapan.jp)
- 東証、一時6万円割れ迫る 米選挙懸念でAI株売りで続落 終値893円安 - スポニチ Sponichi Annex 社会 (sponichi.co.jp)
- M!LK「好きすぎて滅！」流行語大賞ノミネートに感謝「多くの方々に親しんでいただき」 2年連続快挙（スポニチ） (mainichi.jp)
- 単なる運動不足ではない！ 糖尿病の人の足腰が弱るメカニズム｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL (nikkan-gendai.com)
- 「軽度認知障害」の代表的な"3つの症状"はご存知ですか？認知症の症状も医師が解説！ (livedoor.com)
- How Japan and Thailand lay bare Asia's electrification challenge (nikkei.com)
- 「環境対策は成長を阻害しない」…COP31を前に脱炭素252団体が国に再生可能エネルギー推進を訴え：東京新聞デジタル (tokyo-np.co.jp)
Survey · 2023 86% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- 「別班」じゃなくて移住者団体 転入増のかほくで交流推進団体「ＶＩＶＡＮＴ」設立 ｜地域｜石川のニュース｜北國新聞 (hokkoku.co.jp)
- GLOBAL MOBILITY STARTUP MULTIPOLITAN EYES MANILA TECH EXPANSION (gadgetsmagazine.com.ph)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.3positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual1.7 words per 1,000usually 1.9The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.9× usual4.3 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual4.7 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty1.0× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 4.2The GDELT Project
Also in the news
- Economic policy uncertainty99.2from newspaper coverage; 100 = long-run averageJul 2026 · −16.3 since Jun 2026Arbatli, Davis, Ito and Miake (2019), PolicyUncertainty.com · CC BY 4.0
News coverage in more than 100 languages, machine-translated and counted with English word lists, from The GDELT Project.
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Issues people are looking up
The top topics in politics, the economy, tech, science, health, climate, education and society that people here read and search about today.
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 25 October 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Books, arts & history
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Food & drink
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
Everyday app
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
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Money & crypto
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Movies & TV
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Music
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Science & space
Wikimedia Commons, Public domain Johnny & Associates, Inc., CC BY-SA 4.0
Sports
内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0 New
Nsgok, CC BY-SA 3.0 New
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Industries here
Media & entertainment 27Music 22Gaming 16Sports & fitness 6Government & public sector 5Food & beverage 1Restaurants & hospitality 1Fashion & beauty 1Tech & software 1
The numbers behind the mood
The latest official figures, with the period each one covers. Yearly numbers can be a year or more old.
Politics in the news
- Protests in the news1reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news9reports of events, mostly in English5 Nov 2026 · usually 13 a dayThe GDELT Project
Economy
- Inflation1.9%Jul 2026 · +0.2 pts since Jun 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Unemployment2.5%Jun 2026 · +0.0 pts since May 2026World Bank GEM · CC BY 4.0
- Consumer confidence97.7100 = long-run averageMay 2026 · −0.2 since Apr 2026OECD
- Central bank rate1.25%Oct 2026 · ±0.00 pts since Sept 2026BIS
- Real house prices2.4%Q4 2025 · +1.1 pts since Q3 2025BIS
- GDP growth1.2%2025 · +1.4 pts since 2024World Bank · CC BY 4.0
- Youth unemployment3.9%2025 · −0.0 pts since 2024World Bank (ILO estimate) · CC BY 4.0
- Currency vs the euro177.9JPY per euro5 Nov 2026 · euro +1.1% since 29 Oct 2026European Central Bank · available free of charge from the ECB
Business
- Business confidence101.2100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · +0.0 since Feb 2026OECD
Research
Most-published fields last month
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Surgery
- Molecular Biology
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Society
- People online85.5%2024 · +0.5 pts since 2023World Bank (ITU) · CC BY 4.0
- Trust in the national government24.0%OECD Trust Survey2021OECD Trust Survey
- Say humans mainly cause climate change44.5%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
- Want climate made a high government priority59.9%survey of Facebook users2023Meta Data for Good and Yale Program on Climate Change Communication · CC0 (public domain)
Charts
Netflix · TV
1Extraordinary Attorney Minami
2Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?
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3LOST10
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4The Apothecary Diaries
5Love Village
6PoliticaLupin
7Firefly Wedding
8Midnight Diner
9Plastic Beauty
10STEEL BALL RUN JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Netflix · Films
1Black Showman
2What if Shogun Ieyasu Tokugawa Was To Become the Prime Minister
Breakout
3Shylock's Children
4Surviving Hurricane Otis
5The Guardian
6The Last House on the Left
7Godzilla Minus One
8The Addams Family
9Black Night Parade
10Land of Happiness
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-01
Apple Music · Artists
1Vaundy
2Ayumu Imazu
3EBiDAN (恵比寿学園男子部), 超特急, M!LK & 原因は自分にある。
4YAO
5Mrs. Green Apple
6Milk
9Illit
Apple Music · 2026-11-06
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1マユリカのうなげろりん！！
2COTEN RADIO
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3安住紳一郎の日曜天国
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4飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up！ Podcast【最新回のみ】
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5辛坊治郎 ズーム そこまで言うか！【最新回のみ】
6NHKラジオニュース
7大久保佳代子とらぶぶらLOVE
8ジェーン・スー 生活は踊る
9紅しょうがは好きズキ！
10ダイアンのTOKYO STYLE
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-06
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2日とと記
Breakout
3ChatGPT
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4setlog
5Bump（旧Zenly）
6Google Gemini
7Google Authenticator
8Myna Portal app
9ReelShort - Stream Drama & TV
10GoodShort
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App Store · 2026-11-06
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
2280blocker
3FlickMe
4Shadowrocket
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5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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7Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)
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8Procreate
9Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
10TypeDraw
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App Store · 2026-11-06
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Apex Legends
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3Final Fantasy Resonance
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4Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
5Phantom Blade Zero
Breakout
6Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
Breakout
7Probably Stolen
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8Anomalith
Breakout
9Culdcept Begins
Breakout
10eFootball
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-10-27
Data credits: App Store · Apple Music · Apple Podcasts · Google Trends · Netflix Top 10 · Steam data provided by Valve · Wikipedia. These signals show what people look up, watch, play and buy online. How it works.