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Global markets and cultural life delivered upbeat notes alongside significant civic milestones today: fan buzz around the life‑simulation title Pokemon Pokopia sent Nintendo shares sharply higher, underlining the continued commercial power of gaming and entertainment; Asian share benchmarks were mostly firmer as investors weighed incoming signals and adjusted positions; Japan marked the 15th anniversary of the devastating 2011 quake, tsunami and Fukushima crisis with remembrance events that highlighted national resilience and renewed focus on disaster preparedness; in the UK, a parliamentary agreement means hereditary peers will be removed from the House of Lords ahead of the next king’s speech, a notable institutional change; and in Chile, the newly inaugurated president is beginning to implement a campaign agenda centred on public safety and crime reduction, signaling a period of active policy change in Latin America.