NTT Docomo, one of Japan's largest mobile carriers, held an emergency news conference over a data breach. Customer information linked to up to about 300,000 phone lines was leaked after unauthorized access. The company temporarily shut down some online services, including My docomo.
JX Advanced Metals, a major Japanese nonferrous metals company, reported its earnings and raised its full-year net profit forecast by 13%. It now expects an even larger record profit. Many Japanese companies announce their earnings in early November.
As rice prices fall in Japan, people online are criticizing resellers who bought up rice hoping to sell it at high prices but failed. Some are also pointing to problems with how rice is stored and distributed.
A Tottori prefectural government employee who looks like Mamoru Nozaki, a character played by Hiroshi Abe in the hit TV drama VIVANT, has gone viral after dressing up as him to promote tourism. Tottori has filming locations from the drama, and JR West has recreated a bench at Shoyama Station where the main character sat.
Super Formula, Japan's top single-seater racing series, has reached the final round of its 2026 season, where this year's champion will be decided. Live streams and special programs about the race are also drawing attention.
The Orix Buffaloes, a Japanese professional baseball team, announced their coaching staff for the 2027 season. A former pitcher with 250 career saves will become manager of the team's farm squad.
The Yokohama DeNA BayStars announced that coach Tatsuya Shindo will leave the team at the end of this season at his own request. As a player, he helped the team win the 1998 Japan Series, and after retiring he held front-office posts, including head of team operations.
Searches for the KOSPI, South Korea's main stock index, jumped in the UK. According to news headlines, South Korean stocks plunged after the results of the US midterm elections sparked a selloff in AI-related shares. Earlier in November, Korean chip stocks also fell sharply as fears about AI grew.
In the US, many people searched for news about a possible telecom acquisition by SpaceX, Elon Musk's space company. Headlines say Musk has opened the door to a big acquisition, and that he plans to shake up the US wireless industry. The headlines do not say which company could be bought.
Searches for the Saab Gripen, a fighter jet made in Sweden, rose in the UK. Headlines say Canada faces a difficult choice: it needs to replace its old Hornet jets soon, but its purchase of US-made F-35s remains in limbo. Another headline says the US is worried about talks between Canada and Europe on making aircraft.
In the UK, more people searched for COVID symptoms. Related headlines are about the viruses that are going around this fall. Doctors explain what is making people sick, and one news story shows how to tell the difference between a cold, the flu, COVID and RSV during the respiratory virus season.