Asia · Wednesday, 11 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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Everyday apps here: Chromagraph Camera · Groundwire: VoIP SIP Softphone · 郵便局公式アプリ - 荷物の配送状況の確認や再配達が簡単に · ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera · AutoSnore: Snore Recorder. 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 2,323 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- Generative AI Use on the Rise: Survey Highlights Top Uses (nippon.com)
- TAI x Cohere: Enterprise AI Under Your Control in Tokyo (metropolisjapan.com)
- Democracy and elections More than usual
- Climate More than usual
- 日本含む9カ国に「化石賞」 環境団体、COP31の首脳欠席批判 (nikkei.com)
- Japão e outros 8 países recebem o prêmio "Fóssil" por sua ausência na COP31 (ipc.digital)
Survey · 2023 86% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- SGLT2阻害薬市場調査レポート - 世界市場規模、シェア、傾向の見通し、2027-2036年 - CNET Japan - (cnet.com)
- 痛くないワクチンも 本格的な流行前にしたいインフルエンザ対策 (mainichi.jp)
- OECD unemployment rate stable at 5.0% in September 2026, while youth unemployment rate reaches 11.5% (hellenicshippingnews.com)
- El promedio del desempleo de los países de la Ocde fue de 5% en septiembre (larepublica.co)
- Hong Kong denies entry to nearly 30 Japanese AV stars ahead of fan expo (japantoday.com)
- Free mVPN : Sécurisez votre navigation mobile (freenews.fr)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.8× usual1.5 words per 1,000usually 1.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.8× usual0.7 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual4.1 words per 1,000usually 5.0The GDELT Project
- Sadness0.9× usual4.5 words per 1,000usually 4.9The GDELT Project
- Happiness1.0× usual5.4 words per 1,000usually 5.4The GDELT Project
- Financial uncertainty0.9× usual3.9 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.
The White House, Public domain New
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首相官邸, CC BY 4.0 Rising
Cpl. Spencer M. Murphy, Public domain Rising
最終編集, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
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Searches that grew the most in the week from Sunday, 1 November 2026, in most of the country’s regions.
By category
Business & economy
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Cars & transport
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Nature, climate & disasters
国土交通省, CC BY 4.0 Arpingstone at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Books, arts & history
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Food & drink
Gaming
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AutoSnore: Schnarch-RekorderMoney & crypto
Everyday app
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Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
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Sports
inucara on HatenaFotolife (Original version) UCinternational (Crop), CC BY 2.1 jp New
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Tech & AI
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Travel & places
Rsa, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
CasinoKat, CC BY-SA 3.0 Rising
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain
Industries here
Music 21Gaming 15Media & entertainment 12Sports & fitness 11Travel & tourism 2Government & public sector 2Tech & software 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 news0reports of events, mostly in English11 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news12reports of events, mostly in English11 Nov 2026 · usually 12 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 euro177.2JPY per euro11 Nov 2026 · euro −0.6% since 4 Nov 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
- Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
- Surgery
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?
3LOST10
4The Apothecary Diaries
5Love Village
6PoliticaLupin
7Dead-End Job
8The Apothecary Diaries - The Compilation -
9Pandorobo
10Firefly Wedding
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Netflix · Films
1One Year to Live, Buy a Man
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2The Ice Ruts
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3Ride On
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4Godzilla Minus One
5Collision Course
6Black Showman
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7Brave: Gunjo Senki
8Heist
9The Guardian
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10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Ayumu Imazu
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2Vaundy
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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
6Illit
8Kvi Baba
9Milk
Apple Music · 2026-11-12
Apple Podcasts · Shows
1マユリカのうなげろりん！！
2安住紳一郎の日曜天国
3COTEN RADIO
4辛坊治郎 ズーム そこまで言うか！【最新回のみ】
5飯田浩司のOK! Cozy up！ Podcast【最新回のみ】
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6NHKラジオニュース
7大久保佳代子とらぶぶらLOVE
8紅しょうがは好きズキ！
9ジェーン・スー 生活は踊る
10ダイアンのTOKYO STYLE
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-12
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2ChatGPT
3FamiPay
4Google Authenticator
5setlog
6Google Gemini
7Bump（旧Zenly）
8しまむらパーク
9Myna Portal app
10U-NEXT
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App Store · 2026-11-12
App Store · Paid apps
1280blocker
2Chromagraph Camera
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3Shadowrocket
4AnkiMobile Flashcards
5FlickMe
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6Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
7Procreate
8ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
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9AutoSnore: Snore Recorder
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10Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り
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App Store · 2026-11-12
Steam · Top sellers
1Aion 2
2Apex Legends
3Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
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4Starward
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5Overwatch® 2: Rose Gold Mercy Bundle
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6Probably Stolen
7Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
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8Final Fantasy Resonance
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9Final Fantasy XIV
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10PUBG: Battlegrounds
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Steam data provided by Valve · 2026-11-03
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.