Japan

📍 JAPAN • The iconic Japanese singer Utada Hikaru is trending due to her collaboration with American singer Charlie Puth on a new bilingual song titled ‘Home’.

📍 JAPAN • The term is trending in a sports context, referring to the opponent (‘rival’ or ‘enemy’) of the Japanese national team in the World Baseball Classic.

📍 JAPAN • The actor Okada Masaki is trending due to news about his role as a father in a project, with social media comments highlighting how he is a ‘kawaii papa’ (cute dad).

📍 JAPAN • A medical clinic in the Ginza district of Tokyo has been ordered by the Ministry of Health to suspend its activities following the death of a patient who underwent a cell therapy treatment.

📍 JAPAN • Takahisa Masuda, a member of the J-pop group NEWS, is trending for his appearance on a popular television variety show.

📍 JAPAN • This trend refers to ongoing geopolitical discussions and news regarding the relationship between Taiwan, China, and Japan.

📍 JAPAN • The trend refers to Ōhō, a professional sumo wrestler, and his scheduled match in the ongoing spring sumo tournament (Haru Basho), a topic of high interest for sumo fans in Japan.

📍 JAPAN • A well-known TV announcer, Nahoko Suzuki, is trending for leaving her morning show early, with widespread positive speculation that it was to attend her child’s school event, sparking conversations about work-life balance for mothers.

📍 JAPAN • The trend is due to the recent passing of revered voice actress Masako Ikeda, famous for voicing iconic anime characters like Maetel from ‘Galaxy Express 999’ and dubbing for Audrey Hepburn.

📍 JAPAN • This trend relates to geopolitical and economic tensions in the Strait of Hormuz involving China and Iran, which is causing concern for the Chinese economy and oil supplies.