Japan

📍 JAPAN • The Edion Arena Osaka is trending because it is the venue for the Grand Sumo Tournament (‘Haru Basho’), with news focusing on the performance of high-profile wrestlers.

📍 JAPAN • Kagurazaka, a well-known neighborhood in Tokyo, is trending. While associated news covers broad topics, the location itself is the focal point of the trend, indicating interest in its unique culture and atmosphere.

📍 JAPAN • The Japan Racing Association (JRA) has begun offering free live streaming of its horse racing broadcasts from the ‘Green Channel’, a previously pay-to-watch service, sparking major interest among racing fans.

📍 JAPAN • The Japanese government’s budget for the new fiscal year has just been passed by the House of Representatives, a significant and widely reported political event.

📍 JAPAN • The trend is driven by news reports and public discussion surrounding the approval ratings of the current Japanese political cabinet and its policies.

📍 JAPAN • This is trending due to the release and discussion of new opinion polls showing the cabinet approval ratings for Japan’s current government, tied to debates over policies like weapons exports.

📍 JAPAN • This trend relates to the approval ratings of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet and the political controversy surrounding the government’s move to relax restrictions on lethal weapons exports.

📍 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).