What Japan is telling
the market now

Magazine-style cover photograph of a compact car in a Japanese parking lot at night with a smartphone showing a red padlock and red data streams, with Japan Market Pulse cover text overlaid.

Oct 30, 2026

6.6 Million Accounts Leaked. Japan’s Biggest Car-Sharing Service Is Paying Each ID Victim ¥3,000 — and Japan’s Data-Breach Rules Are Changing

Hackers reached 6.6 million Times Car accounts and copied 1.46 million ID images. Park24 is paying ¥3,000 each and booking a ¥5.5…

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Oct 29, 2026

Japan’s Arcades Are Now Giving Away Eggs, Rice and Toilet Paper. The Claw Machine Is Becoming a Discount Grocery Aisle

As prices outrun wages, Japanese arcades are stocking claw machines with eggs, rice and detergent. One operator's household-goods sales rose 2.6-fold in…

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Oct 28, 2026

Four Global Delivery Apps Quit Japan in Under Five Years. Uber Eats Stayed — and Just Passed 1 Billion Orders

Foodpanda, DiDi Food, DoorDash and Wolt all left Japan. Uber Eats stayed, passed 1 billion orders and says it is profitable. How…

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Oct 24, 2026

Japan’s Rice Price Just Fell Below ¥3,000. The People Who Grow It Say That Is the Problem

Japan went from a rice shortage to a glut in two years. Supermarket prices are down by a third, farm-gate prices by…

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Oct 23, 2026

Japan Just Raided Asahi, Kirin, Sapporo and Suntory. Together They Sell More Than 90% of the Country’s Beer

Japan's competition watchdog raided its four biggest brewers on suspicion of coordinating price increases. What the probe covers, why a four-player market…

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