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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 643 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 97 items from 1 source.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
A man who was attacked after refusing to provide drugs to a friend stabbed the friend 23 times and killed him in retaliation. The Supreme Court upheld the trial and appeal rulings sentencing him to 12 years and 6 months in prison for murder, rejected his appeal and finalized the sentence.
Pro-Taiwan groups proposed including the Treaty of San Francisco in history textbooks and removing references to the “retrocession of Taiwan” on the 74th anniversary of the treaty's entry into force. The aim is to clarify that Taiwan's sovereignty remains undetermined and prevent China from justifying “unification by force.”
Companies mentioned：台澎党、台湾基進、台聯党、台湾教授協会、台湾客社
Legislator Chen Ying called for ATMs to be installed as part of renovations at Lanyu and Green Island airports to improve convenience for travelers and local residents. 民航局 and 中華郵政 agreed, and ATMs will be installed in the temporary terminal and the new terminal scheduled for completion in 2027.
Companies mentioned：民航局、中華郵政、蘭嶼郷公所、台東県議会
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will visit Vietnam and Australia from May 1. She is expected to announce an “evolved Indo-Pacific diplomacy policy” that includes strengthened cooperation in energy and AI, and to outline a vision for building regional resilience while avoiding excessive dependence on any particular country.
Companies mentioned：NHK (日本放送協会)、時事通信社、ADB (アジア開発銀行)
Original米デルタ航空の機内で女性が急産。乗り合わせていた2名の救急員が、靴紐を臍帯の結紮に使用するなど機転を利かせて出産を介助し、母子ともに健康な状態でポートランド空港に到着した。
Companies mentioned：デルタ航空、美聯社（AP通信）、波特蘭港務局
German Chancellor Merz criticized the United States for lacking a strategy in its war against Iran, saying it was dealing a major blow to the German economy. The war has prompted a downward revision of Germany's growth rate to 0.5%, in Europe's largest economy.
Companies mentioned：金融時報（Financial Times）、ドイツ経済部
Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration said inspections of imported food found cadmium above the limit in sea urchin roe imported from Canada by conveyor-belt sushi chain Sushi Express, and Sudan dyes in chili peppers from China. All products that failed inspection will be returned or destroyed.
Companies mentioned：爭鮮股份有限公司、魔術鮮食有限公司
A Penghu fishing boat lost power after an engine failure. The Penghu Coast Guard rushed to the scene, restored power with emergency repairs and safely escorted the vessel to port. Coast Guard personnel have drawn attention for their work as “mechanics at sea.”
Companies mentioned：海巡署第13巡防区、澎湖海巡隊
MSI has partnered with AI startup 環球睿視 to integrate 環球睿視's “AIspeakin” voice AI technology into MSI's EdgeXpert edge computing solution. The companies will jointly develop edge voice AI applications combining high performance, low latency and data privacy.
Companies mentioned：微星（MSI）、環球睿視（Ubestream）、中央社
More than 70,000 Taiwan dollars scattered on a road in Penghu were found by a resident surnamed Huang, who turned the money over to police. Using surveillance camera footage, police contacted a man believed to be the owner.
Original花蓮の大玉スイカが5月に収穫期を迎え、警察は空撮ドローンや遠隔監視器を導入して「スイカ保護作戦」を開始しました。これにより、盗難防止と迅速な対応能力向上を図ります。
Taichung Veterans General Hospital (TVGH) received the “2026 Outstanding Collaboration Partner Award” from international medical research data platform TriNetX, becoming the first in Asia to achieve the distinction. The award recognizes TVGH's achievements in smart healthcare and clinical research.
Companies mentioned：TriNetX
Wu Cunjin, a former director of the Taichung City Government's Land Administration Bureau, was sentenced at trial to 2 years in prison, suspended for 5 years, for defrauding the government of public funds. He had improperly claimed household meal expenses as official business costs.
Companies mentioned：中央社
Taiwan and the EU held the “3rd Taiwan-EU Digital Economy Dialogue” in Brussels. They agreed to deepen cooperation in areas including semiconductors, AI policy and cybersecurity, and to build a trustworthy digital environment.
Companies mentioned：EU資通訊網絡暨科技總署 (DG CONNECT)
A female police officer who was off duty was killed in Tainan, Taiwan, on the 28th after her motorcycle was hit from behind and she was subsequently run over by a tour bus. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Companies mentioned：中央社
The Australian government has introduced a bill requiring tech giants including Meta, Google and TikTok to pay for the use of news content. If no voluntary agreement is reached, they could be charged 2.25% of their domestic revenue.
Companies mentioned：Meta、Google、TikTok
中福, a long-established textile company, had its shares suspended from trading by the Taiwan Stock Exchange effective April 29 after delaying the submission of its financial report. About 34,000 shareholders will be affected.
Companies mentioned：中福、台灣證券交易所
The Kaohsiung City Police Department said it determined that a female officer had been subjected to sexual harassment and workplace bullying by a superior. The superior was given a major demerit, transferred to a non-supervisory position and referred to the Disciplinary Court. The department said it would impose strict disciplinary measures.
Companies mentioned：高雄市政府警察局
Britain's King Charles and Queen Camilla made a 4-day state visit to the United States and met with President Trump. The visit aimed to repair divisions in U.S.-U.K. relations over the U.S. war with Iran and reaffirm the countries' special relationship.
Companies mentioned：中央社、法新社、Fox News、YouGov
A Taiwanese man under an exit ban was arrested after trying to swim from Kinmen to China using snorkeling equipment. He was detected by the Coast Guard's surveillance system.
Companies mentioned：海巡署 (海洋委員会海巡署)
Swiss cellist Christian Poltéra will visit Taiwan with the prized Stradivarius “Mara” and perform all of Bach's unaccompanied cello suites in Taipei on May 3 and Kaohsiung on May 5. After years of interpreting the works, he says he intends to present a sense of the suites as a whole.
Companies mentioned：鵬博芸術
Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg won the NBA's Rookie of the Year award. He narrowly beat former Duke teammate Kon Knueppel, meeting high expectations.
Companies mentioned：達拉斯獨行俠 (Dallas Mavericks)、夏洛特黃蜂 (Charlotte Hornets)、費城76人 (Philadelphia 76ers)、杜克大學 (Duke University)、奧蘭多魔術 (Orlando Magic)
高雄市経済発展局 has launched an “Industrial Development Investment Promotion Subsidy” totaling 100 million Taiwan dollars for key sectors including semiconductors, EVs, smart electronics, biopharmaceuticals, ICT and green energy. The program aims to help companies expand investment and accelerate their net-zero and digital-twin plans.
Companies mentioned：高雄市経済発展局、日月光投控集團、台灣福雷電子、穎崴科技、竑騰科技、瑞儀光電、肚肚股份有限公司
Original台湾株式市場は一時4万ポイントに達したが、聯発科と台達電が史上最高値を記録したにもかかわらず、利益確定売りと米国テクノロジー企業の決算発表前の様子見ムードにより、4万ポイントを維持できなかった。台積電は下落したが、メモリ関連株は上昇した。
Companies mentioned：聯発科 (MediaTek)、台達電 (Delta Electronics)、台積電 (TSMC)、Google、輝達 (NVIDIA)、旺宏 (Macronix)、群聯 (Phison)、南亞科 (Nanya Technology)、威剛 (ADATA)、十銓 (TeamGroup)
Original台湾の気象署は、今年の梅雨季（5月〜6月）の平均気温は平年並みかやや高め、降水量は平年並みかやや少なめと予測しています。近年は降雨が集中し、短時間強雨の頻度が増加傾向にあります。
Companies mentioned：中央気象署
Revenue from land sales by Chinese local governments fell 24.4% year on year in Q1 2026, with the decline deepening. The main causes are the sluggish property market and changes in local governments' land-supply strategies.
China's Ministry of State Security said certain overseas organizations were using media outlets and influencers to produce large numbers of “lying flat” videos, eroding young people's drive to strive and shaking the foundations of society's values.
According to Taiwan's Central Weather Administration, spring 2026, from February to April, was the 3rd-warmest since 1951, while the number of rainy days was the 5th-lowest.
Malaysian police have exposed the methods of an international drug-smuggling organization that recruits “air couriers” with promises of high pay. Since 2025, 10 smuggling cases involving Taiwan have been identified.
Companies mentioned：マレーシア王立警察 (PDRM)、台湾法務部、台湾刑事警察局
Four people, including a 27-year-old man, were indicted on suspicion of conspiring with overseas hackers to carry out credential-stuffing attacks on member accounts of Taiwanese e-commerce giant PChome and steal about 1.21 million Taiwan dollars in stored-value funds.
Companies mentioned：PChome (網路家庭國際資訊)、Microsoft (Xboxギフトカード)、Carrefour (家楽福)、FamilyMart (全家)
The tennis pairing of Hsieh Su-wei and Sofia Kenin beat Venus Williams and Katie Boulter 6-4, 6-4 in the 2nd round of women's doubles at the Madrid Open to reach the quarterfinals.
Companies mentioned：WTA (女子テニス協会)
享溫馨 (Enjoy Warmth) went public today, recording an initial price of 35.7 yuan, about 20% above its opening price. The company aims for medium- to long-term earnings growth through 4 growth engines: expanding into central and northern Taiwan, entering the lodging industry, diversifying its food and beverage businesses, and adopting technology.
Companies mentioned：永慶集團
For the 2026 academic year, admissions quotas for fully exam-free individual admissions to five-year junior colleges totaled 4785, an increase of at least 50% from the previous year. In particular, nursing programs newly set an admissions quota of 1473 for junior high school graduates.
A draft amendment to the National Defense Mobilization Act was reviewed for the first time at China’s National People’s Congress. Its key provisions strengthen the leadership of the Chinese Communist Party and fully implement Xi Jinping’s thinking on strengthening the military.
Companies mentioned：全国人民代表大会 (全人代)
American Express Company filed a foreign company report. The important official document reports the company’s financial condition and business strategy in accordance with disclosure regulations in Japan.
Companies mentioned：American Express Company
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Companies mentioned：有報グループ
U.S. biopharmaceutical giant Alnylam Pharmaceuticals filed a foreign company report in Japan. The filing is a statutory disclosure for the Japanese market by a global leader in RNAi therapeutics.
Citigroup filed a foreign company report. It includes the global performance of the U.S. financial giant and disclosures for the Japanese market.
Companies mentioned：シティグループ・インク
China CITIC Bank (China Citic Bank) filed a foreign company report for the Japanese market. Its global financial condition and business progress were disclosed in Japanese.
Companies mentioned：チャイナ・シティック・バンク・コーポレーション・リミテッド
JAIC filed its securities report for the 35th fiscal year (February 2025–January 2026). It reports on progress in its HR services and educational support businesses.
Companies mentioned：株式会社ジェイック