# AI News 180m Report｜2026-07-08 21:00–24:00 JST

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Taiwan, 38 items from 1 source; Japan, 17 items from 1 source.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## US-Iran clashes flare again; 6,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Gulf as UN maritime chief urges restraint

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:45:49+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080399.aspx
- anchor: #n1367311
- Companies mentioned: 聯合國國際海事組織、IMO、杜明奎、Arsenio Dominguez、美國、伊朗、川普、Donald Trump、以色列、荷莫茲海峽、Strait of Hormuz、波斯灣、Persian Gulf

Facts:
- Nearly 6,000 stranded seafarers

## Huang Tzu-peng goes 27.2 consecutive innings without allowing a run, potentially challenging Pan Wei-lun’s record

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:34:47+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607080398.aspx
- anchor: #n1367303
- Companies mentioned: 台鋼雄鷹隊、味全龍隊、統一7-ELEVEn獅、獅隊

Facts:
- 27.2 consecutive scoreless innings
- 33 consecutive scoreless innings across seasons

## China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology warns of potential security backdoor risks in Claude models

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:33:45+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202607080397.aspx
- anchor: #n1367304
- Companies mentioned: 中國工業和信息化部、Anthropic、阿里巴巴、Claude Code、Qoder

Facts:
- Nearly 25,000 fake accounts
- Versions 2.1.91 to 2.1.196
- Starting July 10

## Fire breaks out at construction site in Nantun, Taichung; firefighters extinguish blaze, initial assessment finds no one trapped

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:21:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607080396.aspx
- anchor: #n1367296
- Companies mentioned: 台中市消防局、台中市警局第四分局

Facts:
- Fire breaks out on the 14th floor
- Reported at 8:32

## 川普 discusses Iran, says US military may launch another strike on the evening of the 8th

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:20:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080392.aspx
- anchor: #n1367292
- Companies mentioned: 川普、烏克蘭總統澤倫斯基、北大西洋公約組織、荷莫茲海峽

Facts:
- At least 4 oil and gas carriers choose to turn back

## 川普 says the US will authorize Ukraine to produce Patriot missiles

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:16:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080395.aspx
- anchor: #n1367289
- Companies mentioned: 北大西洋公約組織、愛國者防空飛彈

## 川普 says ceasefire with 伊朗 is over; US stocks fall in early trading, Dow drops 1.0%

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:15:38+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080394.aspx
- anchor: #n1367290
- Companies mentioned: 川普、伊朗、道瓊工業指數、標準普爾500指數、那斯達克綜合指數、CFRA Research、史托瓦爾、布倫特原油、西德州中級原油、北大西洋公約組織

Facts:
- 道瓊工業指數 falls 1.0% shortly after opening
- 標準普爾500指數 falls 0.5%
- 那斯達克綜合指數 falls 0.3%
- Benchmark 布倫特原油（Brent） and US benchmark 西德州中級原油（West Texas Intermediate） both surge at least 5%

## Contaminated oil found across Taiwan; FDA inspects and tests products at 4 plants, including 中聯

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:14:36+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607080393.aspx
- anchor: #n1367291
- Companies mentioned: 中聯、福懋、福壽、泰山、南僑、中聯油脂股份有限公司、泰山企業股份有限公司、福壽實業股份有限公司、福懋油脂股份有限公司

Facts:
- Affects 360 businesses
- More than 400 affected products
- Oil tests positive for 2.5ppb of benzo[a]pyrene
- Exceeds the limit of 2.0ppb
- A total of 642 cases entered the market
- A total of 1,300 metric tons distributed
- A fine of NT$165.2 million was issued
- A total of 401 products have been preventively pulled from sale

## Chu Cheng-yang falls while covering a play and is carried off on a stretcher; the Monkeys assess a possible ankle sprain

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:07:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607080391.aspx
- anchor: #n1367281
- Companies mentioned: 楽天モンキーズ、富邦ガーディアンズ

Facts:
- 1-0
- Bottom of the 9th

## 今彩539 draw No. 115165: no jackpot winner

- Published: 2026-07-08T23:04:29+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607080390.aspx
- anchor: #n1367282
- Companies mentioned: 台彩公司

Facts:
- Prize of NT$20,000 per ticket
- NT$5,000 prize per ticket
- NT$50,000 prize per ticket

## Chen Ke-yi redeems himself with 6.1 scoreless innings as the Guardians suffer their 4th straight loss

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:58:27+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607080389.aspx
- anchor: #n1367273
- Companies mentioned: 楽天モンキーズ、富邦ガーディアンズ

Facts:
- 6.1 scoreless innings
- Narrowly wins 1-0
- Threw 6.1 innings on 87 pitches
- Gave up 2 hits
- Also recorded 6 strikeouts
- Issued 2 walks and hit batters
- Gave up 6 runs in 4.2 innings
- Pitched 6 innings, struck out 8 and allowed no runs
- Struck out 1 time

## 海柏特 subsidiary acquires majority stake in Miifix, expanding maintenance business in Malaysia

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:58:04+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607083002.aspx
- anchor: #n1367272
- Companies mentioned: 海柏特、Highpoint Service Network Sdn Bhd、Miifix Digital Sdn Bhd、宏碁集團

Facts:
- Transaction quantity: 124,000 shares
- Total transaction value: 6.078 million Malaysian ringgit
- Transaction price: 49.01 Malaysian ringgit per share
- Cumulative holdings of the securities, including this transaction, reach 204,000 shares
- Amount: 10 million Malaysian ringgit
- Stake: 51%
- 海柏特 reports June revenue of NT$142 million
- Up 31.14% year over year
- First-half revenue of NT$682 million
- Up 20.27% year over year

## Attack at school in Germany’s Bavaria state leaves several injured; 1 suspect arrested

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:56:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080388.aspx
- anchor: #n1367274
- Companies mentioned: Bavaria、法新社、阿爾卑斯山、雄高、維爾芬文法學校、艾森、艾福特

## 4 Taiwanese children’s choirs compete in Hungary, sweep top prizes and impress the world

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:46:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acul/202607080387.aspx
- anchor: #n1367263
- Companies mentioned: 屏東希望兒童合唱團、台南右武衛兒童合唱團、私立復興實驗高中小學合唱團、高雄市兒童合唱團、布達佩斯藝術宮、莫札特

Facts:
- 4 Taiwanese children’s choirs
- From 20 countries around the world
- 36 top choirs
- Three competitions: “Youth Women’s Choir,” “Folk Song” and “Sacred Music”
- Gold awards in the three categories of youth equal voices, contemporary and folk song

## Typhoon Bavi approaches; 華航 flights to Okinawa on 7/9 and 7/10 affected

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:46:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607080386.aspx
- anchor: #n1367264
- Companies mentioned: 華航、中華航空

Facts:
- Center located 1,380 kilometers east-southeast of Eluanbi
- Moving at 21 to 17 kilometers per hour
- Maximum sustained winds near the center are 60 meters per second
- The radius of winds at force 7 was 380 kilometers

## Wu Chao-hsieh: China’s expansion and coercion threaten the First Island Chain; democracies should unite

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:42:18+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607080385.aspx
- anchor: #n1367258
- Companies mentioned: 國安會、台灣海洋國際論壇、對華政策跨國議會聯盟、橫須賀亞太理事會

Facts:
- 2026 台灣海洋國際論壇
- From about 12 countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, France, Israel, Czechia, New Zealand, the Philippines, India and Indonesia

## People familiar with the matter: 川普 tells allied leaders he hopes the US will remain in NATO

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:41:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080384.aspx
- anchor: #n1367259
- Companies mentioned: 北大西洋公約組織、NATO、白宮、西班牙、伊朗

Facts:
- 美國總統川普今天在土耳其首都安卡拉舉行的北大西洋公約組織（NATO）領袖峰會閉門會議中

## Pakistan’s prime minister says missing cargo plane crashed into the sea; authorities continue search and rescue operation

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:33:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080383.aspx
- anchor: #n1367251
- Companies mentioned: 巴基斯坦機場管理局、K2航空、歐洲聯盟

Facts:
- There were 5 crew members aboard

## Japan plans delegation visit to China in September, hopes to resume Japan-China economic and trade exchanges

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:33:10+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080382.aspx
- anchor: #n1367252
- Companies mentioned: 日本国際貿易促進協会

Facts:
- Late September

## Disqualified from 香港書展, 榆林書店 to close

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:32:08+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607080381.aspx
- anchor: #n1367253
- Companies mentioned: 香港書展、榆林書店、樂文書店、香港貿易發展局、Facebook

Facts:
- 樂文書店 recently also announced on Facebook that it is holding a major 48th-anniversary sale.
- 榆林書店 was founded in 1997
- 樂文書店 was established in 1984

## 昇達科 June revenue up 89% year over year; expects first-half profit to exceed full-year total for last year

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:29:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080380.aspx
- anchor: #n1367247
- Companies mentioned: 昇達科技

Facts:
- June revenue of NT$257 million
- Revenue of NT$1.922 billion in the first half of this year
- Up about 70% from the same period last year
- Capital spending to boost production capacity reached NT$800 million last year
- Capital spending increased by another NT$400 million in the first half of this year
- Investment to expand production capacity is expected to exceed NT$1 billion for the full year

## China’s central bank: Continue to implement a moderately accommodative monetary policy

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:19:03+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607080379.aspx
- anchor: #n1367234
- Companies mentioned: 中國人民銀行

Facts:
- 113th in total
- Second quarter of 2026

## Two weeks after powerful earthquake in Venezuela, airport near capital races to resume commercial flights

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:16:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080378.aspx
- anchor: #n1367235
- Companies mentioned: 西蒙波利瓦國際機場、Telegram、美國空軍、美國商業航空公司、美軍南方司令部、聯合國、聯合國難民署

Facts:
- Earthquake killed nearly 3,700 people nationwide
- Venezuelan government updates earthquake casualty figures today; death toll now 3,685
- Nearly 17,000 injured
- 聯合國（UN）estimates damage from the 2 earthquakes at as much as US$6.7 billion
- About NT$214.8 billion
- 6% of oil-producing Venezuela’s gross domestic product（GDP）
- 聯合國難民署（UN Refugee Agency）says about US$14.85 million is needed
- To expand protection, temporary shelter and relief supplies for 30,000 affected people over the next 6 months
- About 2,000 US service members are currently deployed in Venezuela to assist with disaster relief

## Contaminated oil affects 881 schools; Education Ministry again orders products taken out of use and preventively pulled from sale

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:14:59+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607080377.aspx
- anchor: #n1367236
- Companies mentioned: 中聯油品、教育部、衛生福利部食品藥物管理署

Facts:
- 623 schools
- 258 kindergartens
- 360 affected businesses
- 232 products

## AI-based quantitative analysis of athletic movements helps Yang Chih-wei keep athletes injury-free and reach peak performance

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:12:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080376.aspx
- anchor: #n1367237
- Companies mentioned: IdeasLab、德意志銀行、德勤、哥倫比亞大學、PGA、SK電信公開賽、英國長春公開賽、台灣政府、內布拉斯加州大學、中央奧克拉荷馬大學、內華達大學拉斯維加斯分校

Facts:
- Selected as one of the champion teams, winning prize money as well
- From 55 countries
- 638 proposals entered the competition
- Only 6 teams advanced to the final

## Police uncover an insider in fake car-loan case; New Taipei officer suspected of leaking personal data referred to 北檢

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:07:54+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607080375.aspx
- anchor: #n1367226
- Companies mentioned: 新北市金山警分局、新北市警局、新北市刑警大隊、台灣台北地方檢察署、靖紀小組、刑事警察大隊、北檢

Facts:
- Investigating a fake car-loan fraud case

## Reports say the US is considering selling F-35 fighter jets to Turkey, potentially angering Israel

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:04:52+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080374.aspx
- anchor: #n1367227
- Companies mentioned: 路透社、CNN、北大西洋公約組織、巴基斯坦

Facts:
- Sanctions imposed in 2019 over Turkey's purchase of the Russian-made S-400 air defense system
- Returned to the White House in January 2025

## AI computing center BOO project advances; 2 companies pass qualification review, public hearing to be held

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:01:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080373.aspx
- anchor: #n1367222
- Companies mentioned: 亞灣超算股份有限公司、技算力科技股份有限公司、東南開發投資有限公司

Facts:
- A total of 3 companies applied
- 亞灣超算股份有限公司 and 技算力科技股份有限公司 were among the 2 companies that passed the qualification review
- Scheduled respectively for July 17
- Public hearings to be held on July 21

## Tungsten supply tightens; 聯友金屬 posts record Q2 revenue, up 450% year on year

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:51:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080372.aspx
- anchor: #n1367210
- Companies mentioned: 聯友金屬

Facts:
- June consolidated revenue reached NT$750 million
- Up 22% month on month
- Up 555% year on year
- Q2 2026 consolidated revenue was NT$1.9 billion

## Daily Cash 539 Draw No. 115165 results announced

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:43:43+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607080371.aspx
- anchor: #n1367203
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、台彩

Facts:
- Winning number 01
- 3-Star winning numbers: 461
- 4-Star winning numbers: 2030

## 群聯 posts record June revenue as shipment prices and volumes both rise

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:37:41+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080370.aspx
- anchor: #n1367197
- Companies mentioned: 群聯電子

Facts:
- 群聯電子 reported preliminary June revenue of NT$24.853 billion
- Up 9% month over month
- Up more than 300% year on year
- 群聯's Q2 revenue was NT$67.888 billion
- Up 66% quarter on quarter
- Up 243% year on year

## After being censured by the Control Yuan, 中油 says it will improve integrity governance and internal control mechanisms

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:33:39+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080369.aspx
- anchor: #n1367198
- Companies mentioned: 中油、監察院、廉政署

Facts:
- Sentenced to 25 years in the first instance

## 哈米尼靈柩抵伊拉克聖城 送行群眾高聲咒罵美國

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:28:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607080368.aspx
- anchor: #n1367193
- Companies mentioned: 伊朗、伊拉克、美國、以色列、伊斯蘭革命衛隊、納加夫、卡巴拉

Facts:
- A 6-day funeral ceremony

## 14 sorties of Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line this morning, accompanying combat-readiness patrols by Chinese naval vessels

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:20:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607080367.aspx
- anchor: #n1367186
- Companies mentioned: 國防部、中共

Facts:
- 14 sorties by Chinese aircraft
- A total of 22 sorties

## 三笘薰 hits and injures a cyclist while driving in Tokyo; suspected red-light violation caused the accident

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:18:51+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607080365.aspx
- anchor: #n1367181
- Companies mentioned: 三笘薰、NHK、布萊頓、筑波大學、中央社

Facts:
- About 400 meters north of Itabashihoncho Station on the Toei Mita Line
- 29-year-old 三笘薰

## Labor Image Carnival marks its 20th anniversary; director Hou Chi-jan serves as event ambassador

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:17:32+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/amov/202607080366.aspx
- anchor: #n1367180
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、台北市政府勞動局、台北市電影戲劇業職業工會、2026勞動影像嘉年華

Facts:
- Marks its 20th anniversary this year

## 威盛 plans to buy back 20,000 lots of treasury shares at NT$48.65 to NT$90 per share

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:15:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080364.aspx
- anchor: #n1367182
- Companies mentioned: 威盛

Facts:
- 20,000 lots of treasury shares
- NT$48.65 to NT$90 per share
- Shares closed at NT$74.3
- Up NT$4.8
- A gain of 6.91%

## 倍利科6月營收年增5成 千附實業增2倍

- Published: 2026-07-08T20:54:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607080363.aspx
- anchor: #n1367168
- Companies mentioned: 倍利科、千附實業、千附精密

Facts:
- 倍利科's June revenue was NT$253 million
- Up 50.72% year on year
- 千附實業's June revenue was NT$663 million
- Up 200.07% year on year
- 倍利科's Q2 revenue was NT$735 million
- Up 7.36% quarter on quarter
- Up 91.41% year on year
- 千附實業's Q2 revenue was NT$1.409 billion
- Up 40.22% quarter on quarter
- Up 54.93% from the same period last year

## Recruiting business partners for premium tonkatsu restaurant 慶（YOI）, exclusively in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture — July 8, 2026

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:52:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000015.000185638.html
- anchor: #n1367271
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エン、セカトモチャンネル

Facts:
- Surpassed 650,000 cumulative views
- “Heartwarming hospitality and blissful tonkatsu” (approximately 270,000 views)
- “I was moved by my first taste of tonkatsu!” (approximately 380,000 views)
- Capital: 5.55 million yen
- Employees: 25 full-time staff
- 80 part-time and temporary staff

## Cumulative visitors to 2 premium tonkatsu restaurants surpass 158,000

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:36:31+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000014.000185638.html
- anchor: #n1367257
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エン、とんかつひとみ 広尾、紀尾井町 とんかつ・洋食 ひとみ、慶（YOI）、セカトモチャンネル

Facts:
- Cumulative visitors surpass 158,000
- Surpassed 650,000 cumulative views
- “Heartwarming hospitality and blissful tonkatsu” (approximately 270,000 views)
- “I was moved by my first taste of tonkatsu!” (approximately 380,000 views)
- Capital: 5.55 million yen
- Employees: 25 full-time staff
- 80 part-time and temporary staff

## [Tokyo, July 14] Revealing the key to awakening the “human skills” that will withstand the AI era and the optimal approach to developing young leaders!

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000563.000048039.html
- anchor: #n1367233
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社イマジナ、米ハーバード大学、英ケンブリッジ大学

Facts:
- Track record of more than 3,000 companies

## “Another Eden” concert, a celebration of music, 2026: “Verses from the Astral Archive” — exclusive live broadcast on Niconico on July 18

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000963.000096446.html
- anchor: #n1367232
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ドワンゴ、プロキオン・スタジオ、ニコニコ生放送

Facts:
- To be held on Saturday, July 18, 2026
- Daytime and evening performances: 5,500 yen each (tax included)
- Additional service fee of 220 yen

## 2026-2027 season: Players whose registration is complete (as of July 7, 2026)

- Published: 2026-07-08T22:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000002988.000038094.html
- anchor: #n1367231
- Companies mentioned: 静岡ジェード、T.T彩たま、木下マイスター東京、金沢ポート、岡山リベッツ、琉球アスティーダ、木下アビエル神奈川、トップおとめピンポンズ名古屋、京都カグヤライズ、日本生命レッドエルフ、日本ペイントマレッツ、九州カリーナ

## [Sign language × music] A fully accessible space! Sign singer 強力翔 to hold a “Borderless Solo Concert” for an audience of 1,000 in Osaka on December 6!

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:51:58+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000181171.html
- anchor: #n1367214
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社GIFT、サーティホール

Facts:
- Concert for an audience of 1,000
- Dec. 6, 2026 (Sun.)
- VIP seats: 15,000 yen
- Premium seats: 7,000 yen
- General admission (junior high school students and older): 3,000 yen
- Children’s seats (elementary school students and younger): 500 yen
- Preschool children: free

## Rare in Japan, “shinko female eels” set for their first shipment

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:50:39+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000180887.html
- anchor: #n1367215
- Companies mentioned: 有限会社ヤマヤ養魚、愛知県水産試験場

Facts:
- The first shipment of “shinko female eels,” which are extremely rare in Japan, will begin on July 22 and 23, 2026.
- More than 90% are said to be male.

## New for 2026! Next-generation 2-way tool combining an electric ratchet and electric screwdriver in 1 device: electric ratchet wrench now on sale

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:49:16+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000046.000115864.html
- anchor: #n1367216
- Companies mentioned: Yacooda、HAGOOGI株式会社

Facts:
- Electric torque of up to 3 N·m
- High-speed rotation at 320 RPM
- Maximum torque of 60 N·m
- High-capacity 1,800 mAh battery

## Received 72 inquiries from prospective franchisees in approximately 1 month. After analyzing feedback from prospective franchisees, strengthened head office support to make it easier for inexperienced applicants to take the plunge, effective July 1, 2026.

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:47:43+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000013.000185638.html
- anchor: #n1367217
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エン、とんかつ慶（YOI）

Facts:
- Surpassed 650,000 cumulative views

## Notice from トライアンフ: Summer Certified Pre-Owned Vehicle Fair now underway

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:46:06+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000541.000031383.html
- anchor: #n1367218
- Companies mentioned: トライアンフモーターサイクルズジャパン株式会社、トライアンフ、OSET Bikes、Dorna

Facts:
- Special low interest rate of 2.99%
- Total mileage of no more than 30,000 km
- Within 6 years of initial registration
- Production in fiscal 2024 totaled 134,635 units
- Approximately 3,000 employees worldwide
- A dealer network of about 950 locations in 68 countries worldwide
- 4,012 km in 24 hours
- Previous record: 3,406 km
- Average speed of 130 miles per hour (about 209 km/h)

## REJECT esports team PUBG MOBILE division members ReijiOcO and SaRa selected for Japan’s national team at the Esports Nations Cup

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:35:08+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000585.000050979.html
- anchor: #n1367202
- Companies mentioned: REJECT、MAKING THE ROAD、REIGNITE、KINOTROPE gaming

Facts:
- The total prize pool is $20 million (approximately 3 billion yen).

## How an SME cut hiring costs by 90% — “Transformation Stories Vol.02” released

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:13:51+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000013.000165538.html
- anchor: #n1367175
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社スケッチ、産業廃棄物のリサイクル会社、物流会社

Facts:
- 95% reduction in cost per hire
- Continued spending 6 million yen annually
- Annual hiring costs cut from 6 million yen to 1.8 million yen
- Number of hires up 128%
- Hiring 1 person costs more than 1 million yen
- Applications increased 4.6 times

## アピリッツ sponsors 慶應義塾大学 SFC’s 37th Tanabata Festival, supporting the creativity and ambition of students shaping the next generation.

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:06:44+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000370.000072985.html
- anchor: #n1367176
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アピリッツ、慶應義塾大学

Facts:
- アピリッツ was founded in 2000 as a startup originating from 慶應義塾大学.

## The greatest shaved ice collaboration yet! 菅野結以 × & OIMO TOKYO unveil a limited-time Nakameguro-exclusive fig and honeyed sweet potato tea milk shaved ice

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:00:38+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000061.000070426.html
- anchor: #n1367177
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社芋匠、& OIMO TOKYO、Crayme,

Facts:
- [Fig and honeyed sweet potato tea milk shaved ice] ¥2,700
- On Wednesday, July 15, 2026

## Notice of establishment of 2 new companies through a company split

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:00:10+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000012.000023160.html
- anchor: #n1367178
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エルムスユナイテッド未来医療研究所、株式会社わたしのネコのクリニック、株式会社AI Medico、東京大学医学部附属病院、慶應義塾大学医学部、一般社団法人AIM医学研究所、和歌山大学、猛禽類医学研究所、コウノトリ湿地ネット

Facts:
- As of July 7, 2026
- A period of more than 20 years
- 10 directly operated hospitals

## DJI announces AP100 Parachute for Matrice 400

- Published: 2026-07-08T21:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000431.000015765.html
- anchor: #n1367179
- Companies mentioned: DJI、DJI JAPAN 株式会社、欧州連合航空安全機関（EASA）、英国民間航空局（CAA）

Facts:
- Approx. 935 g in weight
- Maximum takeoff weight of 15.8 kg
- Impact on flight time: approximately 6 minutes
- Response time of under 600 ms
- Descent speed of under 5 m/s
- Up to 1 hour

## After 30 years of horse-racing commentary and hosting and covering more than 10,000 races, 大澤幹朗 publishes his first book, “Learn About Horse Racing from Scratch with a Horse-Racing Announcer,” on July 13, 2026

- Published: 2026-07-08T20:49:42+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000001.000186871.html
- anchor: #n1367167
- Companies mentioned: グリーンチャンネル、社台グループ、日本中央競馬会（JRA）、株式会社Refinecollege

Facts:
- 30 years of horse-racing commentary and hosting
- Has covered more than 10,000 races
- グリーンチャンネル「中央競馬中継」「海外中継」キャスター20年
- List price: 1,600 yen plus tax
- 240 pages