Asia · Thursday, 12 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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The White House, Public domain New
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The White House, Public domain New
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9荒川事件
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Columbia Pictures Television, Public domain Breakout
Everyday apps here: ahamo（アハモ） · setlog · Google Gemini · AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker · Auday - Watch録音とAIの振り返り. 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 2,312 articles by the country’s own news sites today. How we read the news
Share of the coverage
- 核戦争、AI暴走、第三次世界大戦に備えよ！ 世界の富裕層が殺到する「地下シェルター」の驚くべき内部 | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト (newsweekjapan.jp)
- 核戦争後の世界描く「寿歌」に脚光 発表から47年「うつ病からのギフト」に新たな気付き：東京新聞デジタル (tokyo-np.co.jp)
- 山本由伸「オールMLB」2年連続で選出 先発投手部門セカンドチーム 大谷翔平は6年ぶりに選外（スポニチ） (mainichi.jp)
- 茨城県公共工事入札の怪/同額入札５件 一者応札１１件 | しんぶん赤旗｜日本共産党 (jcp.or.jp)
- どうにも食中毒が多い浜辺美波 保冷剤代わりの氷に始まり、エビ天、味噌汁を常温放置のズボラ｜日刊ゲンダイDIGITAL (nikkan-gendai.com)
- "砂時計ボディ"道端アンジェリカのルーティンに密着 病を乗り越えて気づいた"美"に対する考えを赤裸々に語る｜ORICON NEWS｜Web東奥 (toonippo.co.jp)
- Jobs and work More than usual
- 米新規失業保険申請9000件増の20万件、労働市場なお底堅く推移 | ニューズウィーク日本版 オフィシャルサイト (newsweekjapan.jp)
- 佐賀県内の最低賃金、11月15日から1095円に 求職者、好待遇求め転職検討も 事業者ため息「現有人員でやり繰り」 | 経済 | 佐賀県のニュース (saga-s.co.jp)
- Japan's Antarctic Research Ship Shirase Departs for 68th Expedition (newsonjapan.com)
- 酷暑の欧州、相次いだ運転制限 「原発は気候変動の解決策なのか」：朝日新聞 (asahi.com)
Survey · 2023 86% Worried about climate change (Climate Change Opinion Survey (Meta, Yale), survey of Facebook users)
- ホンジュラス議会関係者との意見交換について ｜ ニュース・広報 (jica.go.jp)
- 日本移住に反対？ | いつかは楽しい韓国生活 (ameblo.jp)
- ココイチでソーセージを諦めた夜 インフレ「第3波」値上げの正体は：朝日新聞 (asahi.com)
- Japan's Wholesale Inflation Tops 7% (newsonjapan.com)
How the news sounds
- Tone+0.5positive minus negative words per 100usually +0.2The GDELT Project
- Anxiety0.9× usual1.7 words per 1,000usually 1.8The GDELT Project
- Fear0.9× usual0.8 words per 1,000usually 0.9The GDELT Project
- Anger0.8× usual3.8 words per 1,000usually 5.0The 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× usual4.4 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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Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Chugai Bukka Shimpo, Public domain Rising
最終編集, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Chen Zhengqing (1917–1966), Public domain 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
The White House, Public domain New
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Coolcaesar, CC BY-SA 4.0 New
Books, arts & history
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Food & drink
Everyday app
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Gaming
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Health & wellness
3AutoSleep: Watch Sleep Tracker
Everyday app
Movies & TV
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Celebrities & creators
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Politics & world affairs
U.S. Department of Defense, Public domain Rising
Chen Zhengqing (1917–1966), Public domain Rising
Science & space
NASA, Public domain
Sports
Orixbaseballclub, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
TSUBAME98, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
TSUBAME98, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Tech & AI
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最終編集, CC BY-SA 4.0 Rising
Travel & places
Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Rapid Response Team, NASA/GSFC, Public domain UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), CC BY 3.0 xiangyang17, CC BY-SA 2.0
Industries here
Media & entertainment 24Gaming 16Music 11Sports & fitness 9Tech & software 4Government & public sector 2Crypto & digital assets 1Nonprofits & NGOs 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 English12 Nov 2026 · usually 2 a dayThe GDELT Project
- Violence in the news16reports of events, mostly in English12 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 euro177.0JPY per euro12 Nov 2026 · euro −0.5% since 5 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
Falling
7Brave: Gunjo Senki
8Heist
9The Guardian
Falling
10The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Netflix Top 10 · 2026-11-08
Apple Music · Artists
1Ayumu Imazu
2Vaundy
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 · 2026-11-13
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】
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空気階段の踊り場
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Apple Podcasts · 2026-11-13
App Store · Free apps
1Muse from Meta
2ChatGPT
3setlog
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4Google Gemini
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5Google Authenticator
6Bump（旧Zenly）
7FamiPay
Falling
8Myna Portal app
9U-NEXT
10Claude by Anthropic
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App Store · 2026-11-13
App Store · Paid apps
1tayorino（タヨリノ）
Breakout
2280blocker
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3Shadowrocket
4FlickMe
5Chromagraph Camera
Falling
6AnkiMobile Flashcards
Falling
7Atlas der Humananatomie 2027
8Procreate
9ROLLIE'S: 35mm Film Camera
10オービスガイド - 移動式オービス・ネズミ捕り対応
Rising
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App Store · 2026-11-13
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
Breakout
6Probably Stolen
7Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4
Falling
8Final Fantasy Resonance
Falling
9Final Fantasy XIV
Breakout
10PUBG: Battlegrounds
Breakout
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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.