November 11, 2026 Headline News - GIGAZINE

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Nintendo announced that the global cumulative sales of the Nintendo Switch 2 software The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, which was released worldwide simultaneously on Thursday, November 5, 2026, surpassed 5.2 million units within four days of release. Of these, 810,000 units were sold in Japan, making it the highest global cumulative sales total ever recorded in the first four days after release for Nintendo-published Nintendo Switch 2 software.

Global cumulative sales for Nintendo Switch 2 software The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time surpass 5.2 million units within four days of release
https://www.nintendo.co.jp/corporate/release/2026/261111.html

[Nintendo HP] We have published the press release, “Global cumulative sales for Nintendo Switch 2 software The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time surpass 5.2 million units within four days of release”https://t.co/LlafnwqSC7
— Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Corporate Communications/IR) (@NintendoCoLtd) November 11, 2026

This game is a full remake of the identically titled game released for the NINTENDO 64 in 1998. The original gameplay experience of adventuring across the two eras of “Child” and “Adult” as the protagonist Link is fully preserved, while the graphics have been completely refreshed for Nintendo Switch 2 and the game is much easier to play.

For reference, the following articles were published on this day in previous years.

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How did a woman who gave birth to the child of a billionaire she had never met land ¥200 million in child support? - GIGAZINE

Research results indicating that taking multivitamins does not particularly benefit your health - GIGAZINE

◆Fun stuff (memos, miscellaneous items, etc.)

I received the handmade “nanJ” I bought on Mercari, but the bag used for the packaging is so housewife-coded that it’s genuinely scary. pic.twitter.com/g5i9aKU9lv
— Loathing (@cf5ay) November 11, 2026

This is me, genuinely on the verge of freezing to death, and
a Lawson store shining its light like salvationpic.twitter.com/VAhCYtjzyB
— MUKIDEZA │ Graphic Designer (@MUKIDEZA2) November 10, 2026

When I peek into the child's picture book, there's a picture I feel I've seen beforepic.twitter.com/goakKaWDxT
— Snow Rabbit (@snowrabbit683) November 10, 2026

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— Hyde (@tabakko) November 9, 2026117@@

◆Science (Science, Research, Technology)
U.S. FDA warns of risk of vision loss with diabetes drug Mounjaro and other drugs | NHK News | Healthcare and Health, United States

◆Society, Politics and Economy (Incidents, World News, Business)
Last year's House of Councillors election was in a "state of unconstitutionality": Supreme Court Grand Bench demands a remedy for the one-vote gap: The Asahi Shimbun

Fukuoka Prefecture calls in Aso Cement's president and requests a written report on sites of use and other matters [Fukuoka Prefecture]: The Asahi Shimbun

Sightseeing boat carrying school-trip students may have exceeded its capacity; another tour group says, "Some people are feeling unwell"; Coast Guard investigates on suspicion of violating the Vessel Safety Act | Nagasaki News | Weather | NBC Nagasaki Broadcasting (Page 1)

Sanseito Party treats funds from local lawmakers as "donations" to receive tax breaks... Some point out that "if the payment is obligatory, it is not eligible for preferential treatment": Yomiuri Shimbun

Unsolicited seafood... possibly 400 million yen in losses from 16,000 people nationwide; five company executives in Sapporo rearrested on suspicion of fraud | HTB Hokkaido News

Government considers introducing a "registration system" to exclude malicious operators from the disability employment business... Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare shifts policy from a "notification system": Yomiuri Shimbun

Two-block haircuts and suntans for everyone: The strangeness of the "port faction" that Prudential concealed [Massive Prudential Life fraud | Prudential | Prudential fraud]: The Asahi Shimbun

"We set it as a goal, but did not make a promise." With daily sales expected to be around 800,000 yen, the result was 10,000 yen. An event that was supposed to let people enjoy local gourmet food developed into a controversy. Kurayoshi City, Tottori Prefecture (published November 10, 2026) | Nihonkai TV NEWS NNN

Although it was said to attract “50,000 people,” actual attendance was fewer than 1,000, and companies that suffered losses appeared to be passing the buck in posts... Criticism is gathering over the sloppy management of a gourmet event in Tottori - Togetter

In Chiba Prefecture, a Dalmatian bit a woman’s foot and seriously injured her; police arrested the owner for neglecting to manage the dog | NHK News | Chiba Prefecture, Incidents/Accidents

【Possible Mountain Accident】 Chinese national man in his 20s on Mount Fuji; came to Japan for travel and began climbing alone from the Fifth Station on the Yoshida Trail; may have lacked winter mountaineering equipment | Yamanashi | TBS NEWS DIG

【Exclusive】Efforts to arrange a China-Japan leaders’ summit are faltering; China is rejecting it and objecting to the prime minister’s response | 47NEWS (Yonna News)

Three-country talks on peace in Ukraine were “constructive” on the first day, says Zelensky - BBC News

Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump had a “hellish screaming match” during a phone call, Israeli media report - Sankei News

Report: U.S. and Israeli leaders shouted at each other during a phone call over the Iran situation | NEWSjp

◆Lifestyle (Life, Living, Health)

For some reason, large-bus traffic is completely jammed at the Palnaad entrance, so watch out‼pic.twitter.com/u8HcFcLEYt
— Betts (@bettsuber)November 10, 2026

On the narrow, winding road in front of Yokohama Joinus, a sightseeing bus that had gotten itself completely stuck was crying, “I’m scared, I don’t want to scrape anything, everybody, don’t look this way, stop kidding around 😭,” and, with a police officer’s help, backed up
Because [it] came barging in as if it owned the place and got stuck, the gallery erupted in laughter🤣pic.twitter.com/ZSkwU5Vxms
— Mini @Mini_Ta (@Mini_Sun)November 10, 2026

Earlier, I was struck by not a “bump-in uncle” but a “bump-in aunt,” who repeatedly hurled abuse at me, so I grabbed her and said, “This is a habitual offender! She’ll do it again unless she learns a painful lesson!” and took her to a nearby police station, but the officer angrily told me, “If you drag her in by force, you’ll be charged with verbal abuse!!”
— Nakatomo @7/7 Ayakashi’s Circle・7/17 Read-Aloud Ghost Story Session・7/28 Yōen Supernatural Consultation Meeting @nakatomo5November 10, 2026

After encountering a “bump-in aunt” who also abused me, I grabbed her and took her to a nearby police station, but the officer angrily told me, “If you drag her in by force, you’ll be charged with verbal abuse!” → Is this a citizen’s arrest? Should you have called 110? A debate - Togetter

“I can’t find accommodation near Kyoto Station—is there any good way?” was a question that got an answer recommending Otsu Station, and someone in the replies ridiculed it by saying, “Recommending somewhere outside the prefecture, LOL.”
I had no idea, but Kyoto Station and Otsu Station are incredibly close—just 10 minutes by the Rapid train.
I realized that when something seems strange, it’s important to look into it first.
— Toshizō Katori (@Toshizo_Katori) November 10, 2026

“Why do I have to be considerate at home?”—something families often said when they were young. Something I want to tell people who do their best to get through life outside but openly display their displeasure at home - Togetter

I want to offer advice to those about to begin caregiving, based on my experience of caregiving for my parents alone being so exhausting that I repeatedly thought about hanging myself, and even about leaving my parents behind and going missing - Togetter

“Sexual abuse from mothers to daughters is all the more severe precisely because it is less likely to be recognized as a problem.” Many similar stories were collected in response to a woman’s account of being forced to strip naked in front of her mother after bathing as a child - Togetter

After a job interview, I was on a train when I heard someone shout, “Watch it!” I turned around, and there was an old lady pulling a pair of tailor’s scissors out of her bag, and then— - Togetter

I watched NHK’s “The Changing Superpower America,” but the danger of believing what you saw in meditation as “the truth” feels vividly real... Is this what Buddhism means by warning about the “demonic realm”? - Togetter

Are there any non-alcoholic, caffeine-free drinks that aren’t sweet? → Barley tea, black bean tea, dashi, and many other recommendations have been collected - Togetter

I have no intention of posting things on social media merely to look good on the surface. If I dislike something, I dislike it, and if something deserves criticism, I’ll criticize it.
Saying you like or dislike someone, or that you’ll stop being a fan, over something like that is shallow and nonsensical.

It’s the same as meeting in person, talking while looking each other in the eyes, and understanding one another. Music is the same, too.
Unless it’s live, neither the feelings nor the words get through.
— Taku Hashimoto (@takuhashimoto_)
November 10, 2026

In the essays of Shige Ōmura (born 1918), a Kyoto native, it says that in the old days, when eating beef—which was then considered unclean—as sukiyaki, one was to close the doors of the family altar, use split bamboo chopsticks instead of ordinary ones, and not even wash the tableware taken down under running water (at the sink). I wonder whether this sensibility persisted until around the Taishō era.
— Chuanwei Koji (@chuanweikoji) November 9, 2026

When I traveled on foot through the Hidaka region with a donkey, there were huge crowds of onlookers every day.https://t.co/ulswQt34Vp pic.twitter.com/wAQaNm3wUQ
— Tarōmaru (@taromar_u) November 9, 2026

Recipes that use lemon juice are common, but I've begun to think that it may be better, in terms of managing ingredients, to buy Mitsukan Ponzu (ponzu soy sauce—not Aji Ponzu) than to prepare Pokka lemon juice or fresh lemons. Inada-san, what do you use when a recipe calls for lemon juice? | mond

When I went to Sydney for the first time in a while, the café staff never came to take my order, I got a harsh telling-off at the bakery, and the people on the train were rude too. “People aren't what they used to be.” - Togetter

About a month ago, I changed the soy sauce dispenser.

The dispenser I had been using until then was excellent in both design and practicality: it dispensed soy sauce regardless of its orientation and didn't let the liquid drip, but quite a few customers would remove the cap and pour on an entire bottle of soy sauce, so I got tired of explaining this every time and changed it.

I suppose you could call it a defeat for design. pic.twitter.com/fop9PvvX2M— Udon Shiroobi (@udon_shiro_obi) November 11, 2026

Since cigarettes became more expensive, I've been eating gummies at work instead, but I've been confronted with the fact that they're “far worse value for money than cigarettes” → What are your recommended alternatives? - Togetter

◆IT & Gadgets (Internet, Software, Hardware, Mobile Devices)

Recently, X has been recommending posts that aren't already drawing backlash, but posts with only around 20 likes whose content is clearly open to criticism, in the vein of “Look, there's a weird one here! Let's pile on!” It's far too scary.
— Tatsutagawa (@GAWA_TaTsuTa) November 10, 2026

(November 11, 2026) Recognition of the Commitment Plan submitted by Amazon Japan G.K. | Fair Trade Commission

Administrative sanction imposed on Amazon; “Commitment” ends its coercion of sellers into lowering prices | Fair Trade Commission | The Mainichi Shimbun

Won ISUCON2026 (Preparation Part)

Notice regarding unauthorized access to teket (Teketo) | teket Inc.

“The way we see AI has changed again”: attention is focusing on a story about how using AI has made it possible to resolve more issues in communication with a younger brother who has Down syndrome and an intellectual disability - Togetter

GMO Aozora Net Bank Notice Regarding the Restoration of Deposit and Withdrawal Services
Regarding the temporary suspension of JPY deposits and withdrawals that had occurred since around 8:30 p.m. on November 10, we confirmed that GMO Aozora Net Bank's services had been restored and have resumed JPY deposits and withdrawals.…
— Binance Japan 🇯 (@_BinanceJapan) November 10, 2026

[Resolved: Regarding JPY deposits at GMO Aozora Net Bank]
Due to a fault on GMO Aozora Net Bank's side, delays occurred in the processing of JPY deposits.
The fault has now been resolved, and the service can be used as usual.
We apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers. https://t.co/kWwUTi2fVd
— Coincheck Status (@CoincheckStatus) November 10, 2026

2026/11/10 [Resolved] [Important Notice] Temporary Suspension of Bank API Connections | News & Press Releases | GMO Aozora Net Bank

[Urgent] Beware of the fake app "TikTok18+ (Plus)"! / Osaka Prefectural Police Headquarters

Fake TikTok app possibly hijacks smartphones; two arrested in the country's first such case — three prefectural police departments | Mainichi Shimbun

Suspected unauthorized payments after remotely operating a smartphone through a fake TikTok app; Chinese man arrested [Fukuoka Prefecture]: Asahi Shimbun

NTT Docomo communication outage affects "5G SA" users; cause under investigation; unauthorized access not confirmed | NHK News | Communications, AI, Internet & IT, Companies & Management

[Weekly Electric Zooma! by Nobuyoshi Kodera] Desktop soundbars are all the rage after all! Listening to Yamaha's Atmos-compatible "B200A" - AV Watch

Mr. Maezawa loses lawsuit over fraudulent ads: "Is it okay to let it go?" Digital Agency and others also request countermeasures from five major IT companies... Expert: "Ultimately, voluntary regulation" (published November 11, 2026) | Nippon Television News NNN

Mr. Musk posts on X, "SoftBank is in default"; SoftBank Group denies this at earnings briefing: "Completely baseless" | Yomiuri Shimbun

[Breaking] Bill on the analysis of seized smartphones passes the House of Representatives | 47NEWS (Yonana News)

Created a library for page transitions using HTML-in-Canvas - Marscydia

AI says "The tests passed" ← Is this really true? How Stryker plugged the gaps in tests #ClaudeCode - Qiita

An Apology and Announcement Regarding the Possibility of Personal and Corporate Information Leaks Due to Unauthorized Access to the Internal Management System | [SHAREFUL Official] Looking for odd jobs, one-off jobs, or short-term part-time work? No resume required

Universities Diverge in Their Approaches to Using Generative AI in “Entrance Examinations Held Within the Year” | NHK News | AI, the Internet, IT, Education

[Restored] iCloud outage since the morning; users unable to log in left confused, with email and calendars also affected - ITmedia NEWS

Hakuhodo DY to integrate three advertising subsidiaries under its umbrella, aiming to establish marketing for the AI era - The Nikkei

Proposal emerges to delay mass production of cutting-edge semiconductors by one year; Rapidus struggles with development and may also struggle to improve yield: Jiji.com

Computer malfunctions occur frequently during the bar examination; examinees whose “lives are on the line” are furious: The Asahi Shimbun

Materials for the FY2026 New Graduate Training “AWS Infrastructure Hands-On” to Be Published | CyberAgent Developers Blog

Blanket age restrictions on social media draw growing caution; Children and Families Agency holds meeting - The Nikkei

Regarding the Possibility of a Leak of Examinee Information (Personal Information) Due to Unauthorized Access to the Chamber of Commerce’s Online Examination Management System | Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry

Kyodo News reporter loses PC; left at a restaurant - NEWSjp

Shareful: Personal information on approximately 7.5 million spot workers, including facial photos, may have leaked - The Nikkei

◆Anime, Games, and Manga (Subculture)

Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of “Saki” 🎊

using an original illustration drawn by Ritsu Kobayashi
The deluxe 20th-anniversary merchandise will be released on February 25, 2027!

For the deluxe merchandise lineup and
reservation details, visit the dedicated page!

▼Dedicated Pagehttps://t.co/3jdclHIjR3 #咲 #saki pic.twitter.com/UJPCz6xBwh
— Square Enix Publishing Official Merchandise (@SQEX_ComicGoods) November 10, 2026

“Saki” 20th Anniversary Merchandise INFORMATION

Revisiting “The Banished Former Hero Lives Using Game Knowledge” with Ruche - First-Cour Special Video - YouTube