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Asia · Tuesday, 10 November 2026

Japan

No written brief today: there’s too little data for one, or the draft didn’t pass our checks.


Rising

  1. 1スクウェア・エニックス アプリ

    New

    Tech & AI · App Store · #12 in free apps

  2. 2Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り

    Back

    Tech & AI · App Store · #7 in paid apps

  3. 3Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

    Breakout

    Gaming · Steam · #3 in top sellers

  4. Na00ru0010, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Boat Race Naruto

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  5. 5One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films


Top today

  1. 1Godzilla Minus One

    Rising

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #4 in films

  2. 2Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

    Weekly

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り

    Back

    Tech & AI · App Store · #7 in paid apps

  4. Na00ru0010, CC BY-SA 4.0

    4Boat Race Naruto

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  5. 5One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    Breakout

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

  6. The White House, Public domain

    6Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 45,127 reads

  7. 7スクウェア・エニックス アプリ

    New

    Tech & AI · App Store · #12 in free apps

  8. 8The Ice Ruts

    New

    Movies & TV · Netflix Top 10 · #2 in films

  9. 9playstation portal ミッドナイトブラック

    Breakout

    Other · Google Trends · 5,000+ searches

  10. 10Chord Lab

    New

    Tech & AI · App Store · #15 in paid apps

Everyday apps here: MUNELA - Glow Film Camera · Google Authenticator · FlickMe · Atlas der Humananatomie 2027 · しまむらパーク. 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 2,376 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news

Share of the coverage

  1. 5.1% of the news · usually 3.7% · 120 articles
  2. Health More than usual Anxious
    2.1% of the news · usually 1.1% · 1.9× usual · 49 articles
  3. 1.4% of the news · usually 1.9% · 34 articles
  4. Climate More than usual
    1.1% of the news · usually 0.4% · 2.8× usual · 27 articles

    Survey · 2023 86% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)

  5. 1.0% of the news · usually 0.9% · 24 articles
  6. Cost of living More than usual
    0.8% of the news · usually 0.3% · 2.9× usual · 20 articles
  7. 0.5% of the news · usually 0.5% · 11 articles
  8. 0.3% of the news · usually 0.4% · 8 articles

How the news sounds

Also in the news

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.

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Business & economy · Wikipedia · 45,127 reads

  2. 2Hisato Machida

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 27,424 reads

  3. 3Nogizaka46 discography

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  4. 首相官邸, CC BY 4.0

    4Yūko Obuchi

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Wikipedia · 18,988 reads

  5. Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0

    5SoftBank Group

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 500+ searches

  6. MB-one, CC BY-SA 4.0

    6Toshihiro Suzuki

    Rising

    Business & economy · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  7. Department of Defense. Department of the Navy. U.S. Marine Corps. James K. F. D…, Public domain

    7Vietnam War

    Rising

    Politics & world affairs · Google Trends · 200+ searches

  8. 最終編集, CC BY-SA 4.0

    8Wikipedia

    Rising

    Tech & AI · Wikipedia · 11,898 reads

Rising on Google

Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.

  1. 全般 台風 情報 台風 第 32 号Breakout
  2. 愛知 地震Breakout
  3. 小嶋 陽 菜+2,200%
  4. 中山 律子+2,100%
  5. 花 ざかり の 君たち へ+1,800%
  6. 地震 速報 今 揺れ た+1,750%
  7. ライオン キング ムファサ+1,450%
  8. 横田 慎太郎+1,450%
  9. パウダー ルーム+1,200%
  10. 地震 リアルタイム+1,000%

Google Trends


By category

Business & economy

  1. The White House, Public domain

    1Jensen Huang

    New

    Wikipedia · 45,127 reads

  2. 2Nogizaka46 discography

    Rising

    Google Trends · 1,000+ searches

  3. Akonnchiroll, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3SoftBank Group

    Rising

    Google Trends · 500+ searches

Cars & transport

  1. Bull-Doser, Public domain

    1Honda Integra

    Rising

    Google Trends · 100+ searches

Nature, climate & disasters

  1. 国土交通省, CC BY 4.0

    12026 Kumamoto earthquake

    Wikipedia · 2,480 reads

  2. Watchers Club, CC BY 3.0

    2Seoul Halloween crowd crush

    Wikipedia · 1,961 reads

Crime & justice

  1. 1さむいぼラジオ〜ニッポンのタブー〜

    Apple Podcasts · #83 in podcasts

  2. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    2Tsuyama massacre

    Wikipedia · 3,150 reads

  3. 3murder of Hitoshi Igarashi

    Wikipedia · 2,499 reads

Books, arts & history

  1. Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain

    1Chiyo Uno

    Wikipedia · 35,375 reads

  2. 2COTEN RADIO

    Apple Podcasts · #3 in podcasts

Education & careers

  1. 1Yuru Linguistics Radio

    Rising

    Apple Podcasts · #17 in podcasts

  2. 2介護福祉士 過去問(完全版)

    App Store · #33 in paid apps

  3. 3英語で雑談!Kevin’s English Room Podcast

    Apple Podcasts · #28 in podcasts

Fashion & beauty

  1. 1Saori Seto

    Wikipedia · 5,610 reads

  2. 2Mako Morino

    Wikipedia · 5,043 reads

  3. 3Mijika Nagai

    Wikipedia · 3,417 reads

Food & drink

  1. 農林水産省, CC BY 4.0

    1Chen Kenichi

    Wikipedia · 2,764 reads

  2. 2Chen Kenmin

    Wikipedia · 2,399 reads

  3. 菊池由希, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Yoshimuraya

    Wikipedia · 2,302 reads

Gaming

  1. 1Potato Please

    New

    Steam · #11 in top sellers

  2. Tomasz Sienicki [user: tsca , mail: tomasz.sienicki at gmail.com], CC BY-SA 3.0

    2Tamagotchi

    Breakout

    Google Trends · 2,000+ searches

  3. 3FINAL FANTASY XIV: Evercold

    New

    Steam · #12 in top sellers

Health & wellness

  1. 1BAD PHARMACY

    Apple Podcasts · #60 in podcasts

  2. 2local disease

    Wikipedia · 3,114 reads

  3. 3Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

    Everyday app

    App Store · #6 in paid apps

Money & crypto

  1. 1ゆうちょ手続きアプリ

    App Store · #95 in free apps

  2. 3ゆうちょ通帳アプリ-銀行 アプリ

    Everyday app

    App Store · #25 in free apps

Movies & TV

  1. 1Godzilla Minus One

    Rising

    Netflix Top 10 · #4 in films

  2. 2Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

    Weekly

    Netflix Top 10 · #2 in TV

  3. 3One Year to Live, Buy a Man

    Breakout

    Netflix Top 10 · #1 in films

Music

  1. acrofan.com, CC BY-SA 3.0

    1Sung Si-kyung

    New

    Wikipedia · 30,644 reads

  2. 2Hiroyuki Chisaki

    New

    Wikipedia · 27,925 reads

  3. 3The Mods

    New

    Wikipedia · 27,904 reads

Celebrities & creators

  1. 1ゴンゴールのゴニョゴニョゴニョ!

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #29 in podcasts

  2. 2Yui Takemoto

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 15,216 reads

  3. 3Kanō

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 9,680 reads

Politics & world affairs

  1. 2Hisato Machida

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 27,424 reads

  2. 首相官邸, CC BY 4.0

    3Yūko Obuchi

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 18,988 reads

Science & space

  1. 1サイエントーク

    Apple Podcasts · #99 in podcasts

  2. 2Tatsumasa Murasame

    Wikipedia · 2,509 reads

Society & beliefs

  1. 1となりの雑談

    Weekly

    Apple Podcasts · #31 in podcasts

  2. 2ジェーン・スー 生活は踊る

    Apple Podcasts · #10 in podcasts

  3. 3武田鉄矢・今朝の三枚おろし

    Apple Podcasts · #32 in podcasts

Sports

  1. 1Katsuhito Mizuno

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 23,882 reads

  2. Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 4.0

    2Hiroki Minei

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 17,569 reads

  3. Jtwya, CC BY-SA 4.0

    3Hikaru Ohta

    Rising

    Wikipedia · 14,376 reads

Startups

  1. 1Sakana AI

    Wikipedia · 2,379 reads

Tech & AI

  1. 1Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り

    Back

    App Store · #7 in paid apps

  2. 2スクウェア・エニックス アプリ

    New

    App Store · #12 in free apps

  3. 3Chord Lab

    New

    App Store · #15 in paid apps

Travel & places

  1. https://www.flickr.com/people/klmircea/ KLmircea, Public domain

    1Romania

    Rising

    Google Trends · 200+ searches

  2. Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain

    2Japan

    Wikipedia · 4,056 reads

  3. The original uploader was Chuoibk at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0

    3Vietnam

    Wikipedia · 2,633 reads


Industries here

Media & entertainment 17Gaming 16Music 14Sports & fitness 6Tech & software 6Government & public sector 6Telecom & internet 2Travel & tourism 1Retail & e-commerce 1Cars & mobility 1Education 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 English10 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
  • Violence in the news9reports of events, mostly in English10 Nov 2026 · usually 12 a dayThe GDELT Project

Economy

Business

  • Business confidence101.2100 = long-run averageMar 2026 · +0.0 since Feb 2026OECD

Research

Most-published fields last month

  • Nuclear and High Energy Physics
    2,114,651 papers
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
    718 papers
  • Surgery
    653 papers

OpenAlex

    Society


    Charts

    Netflix · TV

    1. 1Extraordinary Attorney Minami

    2. 2Did Someone Happen to Mention Me?

    3. 3LOST10

    4. 4The Apothecary Diaries

    5. 5Love Village

    6. 6PoliticaLupin

    7. 7Dead-End Job

    8. 8The Apothecary Diaries - The Compilation -

    9. 9Pandorobo

    10. 10Firefly Wedding

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Netflix · Films

    1. 1One Year to Live, Buy a Man

      Breakout

    2. 2The Ice Ruts

      New

    3. 3Ride On

      New

    4. 4Godzilla Minus One

    5. 5Collision Course

    6. 6Black Showman

      Falling

    7. 7Brave: Gunjo Senki

    8. 8Heist

    9. 9The Guardian

      Falling

    10. 10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

    Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08

    Apple Music · Artists

    1. 1Vaundy

    2. 2Ayumu Imazu

    3. 3EBiDAN (恵比寿学園男子部), 超特急, M!LK & 原因は自分にある。

    4. 4YAO

    5. 5Mrs. Green Apple

    6. 6Illit

    7. 8Kvi Baba

    8. 9Milk

    9. 10Back Number

    Apple Music · 2026-11-11

    Apple Podcasts · Shows

    1. 1マユリカのうなげろりん!!

    2. 2安住紳一郎の日曜天国

    3. 3COTEN RADIO

    4. 4辛坊治郎 ズーム そこまで言うか!【最新回のみ】

      Rising

    5. 5大久保佳代子とらぶぶらLOVE

    6. 6紅しょうがは好きズキ!

    7. 7NHKラジオニュース

    8. 8飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up! Podcast【最新回のみ】

    9. 9ダイアンのTOKYO STYLE

    10. 10ジェーン・スー 生活は踊る

    Show the top 100

      Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-11

      App Store · Free apps

      1. 1Muse from Meta

      2. 2ChatGPT

      3. 3Google Authenticator

        Rising

      4. 4FamiPay

        Breakout

      5. 5setlog

        Falling

      6. 6しまむらパーク

        Rising

      7. 7Google Gemini

      8. 8Bump(旧Zenly)

        Falling

      9. 9Myna Portal app

        Falling

      10. 10U-NEXT

      Show the top 100

        App Store · 2026-11-11

        App Store · Paid apps

        1. 1280blocker

        2. 2FlickMe

          Rising

        3. 3Chromagraph Camera

          Falling

        4. 4Shadowrocket

        5. 5AnkiMobile Flashcards

        6. 6Atlas der Humananatomie 2027

          Rising

        7. 7Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り

          Back

        8. 8Jump Desktop (RDP, VNC, Fluid)

          Rising

        9. 9MUNELA - Glow Film Camera

          Rising

        10. 10Procreate

        Show the top 50

          App Store · 2026-11-11

          Steam · Top sellers

          1. 1Aion 2

          2. 2Apex Legends

          3. 3Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

            Breakout

          4. 4Starward

            Breakout

          5. 5Overwatch® 2: Rose Gold Mercy Bundle

            Breakout

          6. 6Probably Stolen

          7. 7Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4

            Falling

          8. 8Final Fantasy Resonance

            Falling

          9. 9Final Fantasy XIV

            Breakout

          10. 10PUBG: Battlegrounds

            Breakout

          Show the top 100

            Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03


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