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A visitor poses for pictures at the Nintendo "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" stand during the preview night of Paris Games Week 2026 on Oct. 21 in Paris.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2026
Nintendo sells 5.2 million copies of ‘Zelda’ remake in four days
“The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time” is a complete recreation of the 1998 classic action-adventure game for the Nintendo 64.
Ivan Espinosa, chief executive officer of Nissan, speaks during an interview at the company's headquarters in Yokohama on Wednesday. Nissan maintained its full-year financial forecast on expectations that profitability will improve in the second half due to new models and higher sales volumes.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Nissan pares car sales forecast on tougher China competition
The Japanese manufacturer now projects at most 3 million vehicle deliveries this year, from 3.15 million previously.
Cambodian opposition figure Sam Rainsy speaks during an interview at the Gran Melia Hotel after a press freedom event in Jakarta, in May 2023.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2026
Exiled Cambodian opposition leader urges Japan to aid democracy
In a recent interview in Tokyo, Rainsy criticized former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, 74, and his family for establishing a “dictatorship.”
Climate activists chant slogans during a demonstration organized by Climate Action Network Europe at the U.N. climate change conference (COP31) in Antalya, on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Nov 11, 2026
Japan, eight others get fossil award over leaders skipping climate talks
From the Group of Seven countries, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham is the only leader expected to attend the summit.
A group of plaintiffs hold up a sign Wednesday in Tokyo saying the Supreme Court ruled the July 2025 Upper House election was conducted in an unconstitutional state.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Japan Supreme Court rules 2025 election was held in unconstitutional state
Chief Justice Yukihiko Imasaki said the maximum vote-value disparity raised constitutional concerns but dismissed requests to invalidate the election.
As recently as early 2024, the U.S. and China were virtually neck-and-neck in terms of revenue share from the world’s top 100 mobile games. But by mid-2026, China held 40% of the global market, compared with just 16.5% for the U.S.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2026
U.S. loses grip on $121 billion mobile gaming sector to China
In a cruel twist, China’s biggest overseas market last year was the United States.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi’s vow of support for the prime minister carries weight because he ran against her for the Liberal Democratic Party presidency last year.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Amid concerns over internal opposition within LDP, Koizumi pledges support for Takaichi
Citing continuity, the defense minister, who is a potential rival, said he would support the prime minister’s reelection as LDP president next year.
Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles at Azadi Square in Tehran on Aug. 2
WORLD
Nov 11, 2026
Iran producing 50 missiles per month despite crippled industry
The U.S. has said since the early days of the war that Tehran’s arsenal, and its ability to reconstitute it, had been thoroughly degraded.
A 30-year-old man who is believed to have stolen a luxury wristwatch in Tokyo last month reportedly told police he was the one who had sent it back with a handwritten apology.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Man arrested over theft of watch that was returned days later to Tokyo mall
The ?46 million wristwatch was returned to the store in Nakano Broadway via a delivery service on Nov. 1, along with a handwritten note of apology.
Vessels take part in a Thai royal barge procession on the Chao Phraya River for the offering ceremony of the royal kathin robes to Buddhist monks at Wat Arun (Temple of Dawn) on the occasion of Queen Suthida's 48th birthday, which fell in June, in Bangkok on Nov. 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Thailand to raise arsenic-tainted rivers in talks with Myanmar
Arsenic levels surged to as much as 30 times the Thai standard, threatening drinking water and farmland in the country’s north.
Shilpi Khatun, 27, a garment worker, cooks food in a shared kitchen area outside her one-room house in Gazipur, Bangladesh, on Nov. 6.
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2026
Behind Bangladesh’s garment boom, workers cut food and healthcare as wages fall short
Recent unrest, some of it violent, forced hundreds of factories to shut down as workers staged protests and clashed with police.
Onosato (right) and Yoshinofuji crash out of the ring in a closely contested bout at the November Grand Sumo Tournament at Fukuoka Convention Center in Fukuoka on Sunday.
SUMO / Inside Sumo
Nov 11, 2026
Onosato looks sharp as Kyushu Basho contenders emerge
Three days is too early to draw firm conclusions, but Onosato, Fujiryoga Tamawashi and others have impressed.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Cabinet meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 11, 2026
Opposition presses for consumption tax cut details as Upper House debate begins
While questioning actual savings and who would qualify for cash payments, lawmakers asked how households would fare after the tax cut expires.
The European Union is set to unveil new rules to, among other things, force platforms to give users the right to turn off "addictive" features.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 11, 2026
EU to make addictive app features easier to switch off
Official data showed “problematic” digital practices led to losses for individuals reaching �10.3 billion ($11.5 billion) a year.
Although vaccines for rubella are widely available, identifying the main receptor for the rubella virus will hopefully aid the development of antiviral drugs and infection prevention methods.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2026
Japan research team identifies rubella virus receptor
Although vaccines for rubella are widely available, identifying the main receptor for the virus may aid the development of antiviral drugs.
An apartment resident displays a model of a data center currently in development next door in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
JAPAN / Society / FOCUS
Nov 11, 2026
Japan not immune to public backlash against data centers, experts say
Last week’s U.S. midterm congressional elections have highlighted just how strong opposition to data center construction has become.
Vientiane, Laos, in 2023
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
16 Japanese detained in Laos for suspected scam involvement
The incident is part of a series of crackdowns on Japanese nationals suspected involvement in such schemes in the Southeast Asian country.
Shinjuku Station in Tokyo in 2021. The new walk-through gates will work only with the Suica Mobile app, and not IC rechargeable metro cards or physical tickets.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
JR East to introduce touchless ticket gates in spring 2028
Passengers using the Suica Mobile app will be able to walk through special ticket gates at 40 select stations without having to tap on receivers.
Honda is under pressure to bounce back from its first annual loss since its founding in 1948 after a costly pivot away from electric vehicles led to a massive writedown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Honda raises outlook even as failed EV bet weighs on profit
The carmaker now expects an operating profit of ?780 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2027, up from its previous guidance of ?650 billion.
76ers guard Jaylen Brown (center) controls the ball against Celtics forward Jayson Tatum during the first quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Nov 11, 2026
Celtics beat Sixers 123-101 as Tatum outshines Brown
Brown’s first regular-season clash against the Celtics team he called home for a decade came amid reports of a beef with his former partner Tatum.
The Tokyo District Court judged that fake ads on Facebook and Instagram infringed on Yusaku Maezawa's publicity rights but dismissed his request for an injunction against Meta.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Tokyo court dismisses suit against Meta over fake ads involving entrepreneur
The ruling is believed to be the first judicial decision on whether fake ads impersonating celebrities infringe on?their rights.
Awa Mayor Hisato Machida
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 11, 2026
Mayor arrested for allegedly defrauding city to pay for accident he caused
The mayor of Awa, Tokushima Prefecture, conspired with two others to inflate the costs of a city contract to include the repair costs, police said.
Linda Noskova (right) shakes hands with Coco Gauff of the U.S. after winning their group stage match at the WTA Finals at Indian Wells in California on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Nov 11, 2026
Gauff upset at WTA Finals; Pegula back on track
Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula are now vying for the last remaining semifinal berth from Group 1.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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