Asia · Saturday, 7 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: ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera · AdGuard · AutoSnore: いびきレコーダー · AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker. 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 1,383 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- War and security More than usual
- 「あまりにも華」本田真凜＆宇野昌磨 アイスダンスデビューで幻想的な演技 (j-cast.com)
- アニメ『呪術廻戦』のおせちが登場 「死滅回游」の世界観が詰まった全36品の三段重詰め合わせ オリジナル重箱、風呂敷などの特典も (the-miyanichi.co.jp)
- AIブームが追い風に 日本企業にも商機 中国輸入博 (mainichi.jp)
- AIにファンタジーフットボールチームの運営を任せてみた。人間を超える日は近いのか (wired.jp)
- 加齢に対抗するために＜11＞軽度認知障害 正常との間 精密検査を (ehime-np.co.jp)
- 木村昴、閉所恐怖症が判明 宇宙服をオーダーメイドも宇宙旅行"断念"「ヘルメットをかぶったらパニくっちゃって」｜秋田魁新報電子版 (sakigake.jp)
- ＮＹ株続落、２３７ドル安 米利上げ観測で売り優勢：中日新聞Web (chunichi.co.jp)
- 小嶋陽菜 結婚＆出産が発覚しなかったワケ 証明された「最強説」3つの強みとは（スポニチ） (mainichi.jp)
- ポッドキャスト：イスラエル総選挙、与野党ともに過半数に届かず 中東の危機は続くか (mainichi.jp)
- 「私は投票した」のステッカー、追悼の場に集まる あなたを忘れない [アメリカ中間選挙]：朝日新聞 (asahi.com)
- （連線訪問3-2）奧卡菲娜談亞裔移民身分！食物成共同語言 「能找到彼此的文化連結」 (ltn.com.tw)
- 温室ガス削減策の具体化焦点 ＣＯＰ３１、９日開幕：時事ドットコム (jiji.com)
Survey · 2023 86% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.1positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety1.0× usual1.8 words per 1,000usually 1.9The GDELT Project
- Fear1.0× usual0.9 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger1.0× usual5.2 words per 1,000usually 5.1The GDELT Project
- Sadness1.0× usual4.8 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.
Rising on Google
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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Nature, climate & disasters
国土交通省, CC BY 4.0 U.S. Navy photo, Public domain 手塚千夏雄, CC BY-SA 4.0
Crime & justice
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Florida Department of Corrections, Public domain Rising
photo: Qurren ( talk ) Taken with Canon IXY DIGITAL 450 (Digital IXUS 430), CC BY-SA 3.0
Books, arts & history
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
日本学士院, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
Dennis Amith from USA? / Nergene Arquelada (EXIF [1] ), CC BY-SA 2.0 New
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Politics & world affairs
内閣官房内閣広報室, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Society & beliefs
kanegen from Tokyo, Japan, CC BY 2.0 Rising
Sports
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ぽこ太郎, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Travel & places
United States Central Intelligence Agency, Public domain Rising
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain
Industries here
Media & entertainment 26Music 18Gaming 16Sports & fitness 12Tech & software 5Travel & tourism 1Health & pharma 1Government & public sector 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.
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 euro176.8JPY per euro6 Nov 2026 · euro +0.6% since 30 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?
Rising
3LOST10
Falling
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
7Milk
8Illit
Apple Music · 2026-11-08
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1マユリカのうなげろりん！！
2COTEN RADIO
3安住紳一郎の日曜天国
4大久保佳代子とらぶぶらLOVE
5NHKラジオニュース
6TBSラジオ『ジェーン・スーと堀井美香の「OVER THE SUN」』
7朝井リョウ・加藤千恵 信頼できない語り手
8紅しょうがは好きズキ！
9ダイアンのTOKYO STYLE
10飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up！ Podcast【最新回のみ】
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-08
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2setlog
37NOW(byセブン-イレブン)デリバリー/フードデリバリー
4ChatGPT
5NERV
6Bump（旧Zenly）
7Yondo Todoリストをロック画面に。シンプルタスク管理
8Google Gemini
9GoodShort
10はま楽
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App Store · 2026-11-08
App Store · Paid apps
1Chromagraph Camera
2280blocker
3Shadowrocket
4FlickMe
5AnkiMobile Flashcards
6ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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7オービスガイド - 移動式オービス・ネズミ捕り対応
8AutoSnore: いびきレコーダー
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9Procreate
10CalCs - Calendar Complications
Falling
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App Store · 2026-11-08
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
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6Shadowverse: Worlds Beyond
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7Probably Stolen
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8Anomalith
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9Culdcept Begins
Breakout
10eFootball
Rising
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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.