Japan

📍 JAPAN • The Japanese actor and television personality Kudo Asuka is trending due to his appearance on a popular TV special focused on home renovation and cooking.

📍 JAPAN • The Japanese actress Mirai Shida is trending due to her appearance on the popular morning television show ‘ラヴィット！’ (Love It!) and her role in a TV drama.

📍 JAPAN • This is trending due to a tragic, fatal multi-vehicle accident on the Shin-Meishin Expressway involving a driver from a Hiroshima-based trucking company. The news reports on the police search of the company’s offices.

📍 JAPAN • This is a trending English Premier League football match, indicating a significant viewership and interest in English football among the Japanese public.

📍 JAPAN • This trend is about a landslide that occurred in a mountainous area of Shizuoka City, which blocked a road and isolated dozens of people, including tourists and workers.

📍 JAPAN • The trend refers to a popular Japanese comedy duo named ‘Evers’ (エバース). They are trending because of a humorous or chaotic incident that occurred during a recent television show appearance.

📍 JAPAN • Yoko Oginome, an 80s pop idol, is trending likely in connection to discussions about famous music producers and the history of J-pop, as her music is representative of the highly popular ‘City Pop’ era.

📍 JAPAN • This is trending due to significant geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical shipping lane for Japan’s oil imports. Recent news indicates Iran may be prepared to allow Japanese-related vessels to pass through amid the conflict, which is a major diplomatic and economic story. [5, 44, 45]

📍 JAPAN • The actor Wataru Ichinose is trending because of his role in a new movie titled ‘四月の余白’ (‘April’s Blank Space’), with new promotional images being released.

📍 JAPAN • The actress Airi Taira is trending for a relatable comment she made about wanting to take a nap to have more patience and energy for her children.