# AI News 180m Report｜2026-07-27 09:00–12:00 JST｜Page 7 of 8

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 677 items from 2 sources; Taiwan, 77 items from 3 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## Following an overwhelming response, sales quickly topped ３万 copies! The ４th printing of “Read Even Difficult Place Names with Ease! Furigana Atlas of Japan,” also a hot topic on X, is now available!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000060.000042563.html
- anchor: #n1704351
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社平凡社、平凡社地図出版、Amazon

Facts:
- List price: 2,750 yen

## Ministry of Education ICT adviser Takashi Tamaoki to speak! “Inclusion of Diversity,” a pillar of the 2030 next national curriculum guidelines

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000063.000030999.html
- anchor: #n1704350
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社日本コスモトピア、株式会社ＦＣＥ、岐阜聖徳学園大学

Facts:
- More than 3万 sheets of printed teaching materials
- Gives around 180 lectures a year
- Number of employees: 22
- Capital: 10 million yen

## Bringing preventive healthcare to the workplace. Notice of プリメディカ’s head office relocation.

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000063.000072604.html
- anchor: #n1704349
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社プリメディカ

Facts:
- More than 4,800 medical institutions nationwide
- More than 1.5 million people in total
- July 2010
- As of June 2026
- July 27, 2026

## A set of ７ back issues of “Rabbit Feelings,” a must-read for rabbit lovers, up for grabs!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000071.000175803.html
- anchor: #n1704348
- Companies mentioned: 東京書店株式会社、Amazon、楽天ブックス

Facts:
- ３ winners will be selected by lottery
- List price: ¥2,200 (tax included)
- A set of ７ back issues of “Rabbit Feelings”

## Final Aim secures additional funding in its pre-Series A round from angel investor Craig Tegel

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000074.000070012.html
- anchor: #n1704347
- Companies mentioned: Final Aim、Adobe、Berkeley SkyDeck、Alchemist X、Autodesk、NVIDIA

Facts:
- Founded in December 2019
- Established its U.S. headquarters in 2022
- One of the world's largest conferences, bringing together more than 12,000 people from around the world

## Founded 360 years ago, the sake brewery 笹一酒造, which brews sacred sake for Mount Fuji, releases a limited quantity of seasonal cloudy sake, “笹一 八咫にごり,” bottled with the blessings of water from Fuji-Misaka

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000081.000100083.html
- anchor: #n1704346
- Companies mentioned: 笹一酒造株式会社、笹一酒造、笹一、OLIFANT

Facts:
- Alcohol content: 15 degrees
- Volume: 720ml
- Price: 2,200 yen (tax included)
- Hardness: approximately 8 mg CaCO₃/L

## Explaining programs small and midsize corporations can use right away: “Grant and Subsidy Utilization Seminar 2026 in Kumamoto” to be held on 8/24 (Mon.)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000086.000157711.html
- anchor: #n1704345
- Companies mentioned: 一般社団法人日本中小企業経営者協会

Facts:
- Only 5.5% of companies are making use of grants and subsidies
- Subsidies of up to 4.5 million yen! Dramatically improve business efficiency with digitalization and AI adoption
- How to receive up to 2.5 million yen for creating flyers and websites

## A miraculous stage bringing together young musicians from more than a dozen countries! Children from El Sistema Japan will perform at Simanof Youth Orchestra concerts in Tokyo on 8/6 (Thu.) and Osaka on 8/10 (Mon.)!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000087.000037539.html
- anchor: #n1704344
- Companies mentioned: Simanof Orchestra Foundation、Simanof Youth Orchestra、一般社団法人エル・システマジャパン、相馬子どもオーケストラ、大槌子どもオーケストラ、駒ヶ根子どもオーケストラ、東京子どもアンサンブル、舞鶴子どもコーラス

Facts:
- 10 countries: the United States, Venezuela, Cuba, Mexico, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Argentina, Italy, and France
- 46 young musicians studying in El Sistema-style music education programs
- 64 people, including graduates of El Sistema Japan’s 相馬子どもオーケストラ, 大槌子どもオーケストラ, 駒ヶ根子どもオーケストラ, and 東京子どもアンサンブル
- 40 members of 舞鶴子どもコーラス and 東京子どもアンサンブル
- A total of 110 young musicians
- March 2012
- In Otsuchi Town, Iwate Prefecture, since 2014
- In Komagane City, Nagano Prefecture, since 2017
- Since 2022, its 10th anniversary, in Toyonaka City, Osaka Prefecture, and Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Violin classes at residential child care institutions since April 2023

## Explaining programs small and midsize corporations can use right away: “Grant and Subsidy Utilization Seminar 2026 in Kagoshima” to be held on 8/25 (Tue.)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000087.000157711.html
- anchor: #n1704343
- Companies mentioned: 一般社団法人日本中小企業経営者協会、天文館ビジョンホール

Facts:
- Only 5.5% of companies are making use of grants and subsidies
- Subsidies of up to 4.5 million yen! Dramatically improve business efficiency with digitalization and AI adoption
- How to receive up to 2.5 million yen for creating flyers and websites

## Explaining programs small and midsize corporations can use right away: “Grant and Subsidy Utilization Seminar 2026 in Matsuyama” to be held on 8/26 (Wed.)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000088.000157711.html
- anchor: #n1704342
- Companies mentioned: 一般社団法人日本中小企業経営者協会、愛媛県県民文化会館、伊予鉄

Facts:
- Only 5.5% of companies are making use of grants and subsidies
- Delivered more than 100 lectures nationwide over the past 1 year
- with more than 9,000 companies participating
- Subsidies of up to 4.5 million yen! Dramatically improve business efficiency with digitalization and AI adoption
- How to receive up to 2.5 million yen for creating flyers and websites

## A new way to naturally bring health to everyday meals, from the fresh fish counter: 万城シーズニングパートナーズ and タニタカフェ team up to launch easy, satisfying one-bowl menu ideas featuring “seafood, vegetables, and sauces”

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000092.000016654.html
- anchor: #n1704341
- Companies mentioned: 万城シーズニングパートナーズ、タニタカフェ、株式会社タニタ食堂、万城食品、万城食品グループ

Facts:
- In fiscal 2023, it had fallen to 21.4kg, about half the previous level
- Around 500 kcal per meal
- while keeping salt content to 3 g or less

## Chrono24 report: The ChronoPulse watch index rose 1.2% in June, marking its 3rd consecutive month of gains

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000098.000055849.html
- anchor: #n1704340
- Companies mentioned: Chrono24、カルティエ、パテック フィリップ、チューダー、ジャガー・ルクルト、ロレックス、ヴァシュロン・コンスタンタン、ブライトリング、オメガ、ウブロ、タグ・ホイヤー

Facts:
- カルティエ led the way with a +5.9% rise
- 3 consecutive months of gains
- The index rose 5.5% over the past 6 months
- The index rose 7.9% over the past 1 year
- 10 of 13 brands posted gains
- 11 of 13 brands posted gains
- カルティエ (+13.2%)
- パテック フィリップ (+12.2%)

## 【Participants wanted】Would you like to discuss your concerns with a couples counselor? Free individual counseling now available exclusively to subscribers

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000109.000005025.html
- anchor: #n1704339
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社日本ビジネスプレス、SYNCHRONOUS、LifeDesignLabo

Facts:
- Monthly fee: 550 yen
- Has supported 4000 couples
- Has worked clinically as a psychological counselor for more than 10 years

## Aoki Macho’s first show under his own name, “Aoki Macho’s Solo Life Diary,” set to air for 2 consecutive weeks starting Sunday, August 2!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000124.000064641.html
- anchor: #n1704338
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社アカツキメディアスタジオ、BSよしもと、ハーレーダビッドソン、道の駅ふじおやま、孤独のマッチョ

Facts:
- 2 consecutive weeks
- Each episode has a 30-minute slot
- August 2, 2026
- 54 million yen

## 【Oisix Niigata Albirex BC】Notice of player Yang Dai-kang’s retirement

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000124.000156814.html
- anchor: #n1704337
- Companies mentioned: オイシックス新潟アルビレックス・ベースボール・クラブ、北海道日本ハムファイターズ、読売ジャイアンツ、レイクカントリードックハウンズ、オストラリアブリスベンバンディッツ、ハイポイントロッカーズ、オイシックス株式会社

Facts:
- I was able to play as a professional baseball player for a long 21 years
- I had the opportunity to play for Oisix Niigata Albirex BC for 3 years

## Nanabannain’s new webtoon “刀神ハイスクール,” creator of “神血の救世主” and “俺だけ最強超越者,” begins serialization on LINEマンガ on Monday, July 27

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000127.000027584.html
- anchor: #n1704336
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ナンバーナイン、LINEマンガ、フジテレビ、Lezhin Ent.、Studio No.9

Facts:
- Monthly sales exceed 120 million yen

## Link-U plans and produces a collaboration campaign between JR Central and Ireisu

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000127.000038982.html
- anchor: #n1704335
- Companies mentioned: Link-Uグループ株式会社、東海旅客鉄道株式会社、JR東海リテイリング・プラス、株式会社VOISING、株式会社Romanz、株式会社Link-U Technologies、Mangaful Base

Facts:
- On Saturday, July 4, 2026, “Ireisu Ekiben,” a collaboration product between “Ireisu” and the “Tokaido Shinkansen Bento” sold by JR東海リテイリング・プラス, went on sale.
- Posters promoting good manners featuring “Ireisu” began going up on JR Central’s conventional train lines on a rolling basis from Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
- With the theme “For you, who can cheer us on even on the train,” the posters feature members of “Ireisu” encouraging good manners at stations and on trains. They are scheduled to be displayed for about 1 year at about 110 stations and on conventional trains.
- In summer 2025, “Ireisu” held its first nationwide arena tour, drawing about 90,000 attendees.
- In summer 2026, they are holding a tour visiting 14 venues in 13 cities nationwide.

## 2.5D idol group “ブラフラ” stakes its feelings on a single night of fireworks. The music video for new song “残像になる前に” will be released on Sunday, July 26, 2026!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000142.000115076.html
- anchor: #n1704334
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社VOISING、ブラフラ、いれいす、すたぽら、クロノヴァ

Facts:
- Total YouTube views of 20 million
- 100,000 channel subscribers

## Portugal’s UDオリヴェイレンセ × 横浜FC announce applications for participants in the 2nd edition of the “Japan-Europe Sports Business Program”

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000156.000044505.html
- anchor: #n1704333
- Companies mentioned: UDオリヴェイレンセ、横浜FC、ONODERA GROUP、CDマフラ、株式会社ネイティブキャンプ、Native Camp

Facts:
- Conducted from February to March 2026
- Taking place on Sunday, September 13
- Capacity: approximately 20 people
- Cost: 200,000 yen (tax included)
- Application period: Monday, July 27, 2026, 9:00–Friday, August 14, 23:59

## Aeronext and J Frontier form business partnership following the April 2026 revision of the Medical Care Act

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000168.000032193.html
- anchor: #n1704332
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社エアロネクスト、ジェイフロンティア株式会社、SkyHub®、SOKUYAKU

Facts:
- July 27, 2026

## 京王アートマン 公式アプリ「中学生以上対象！夏休み学割5％OFFクーポン」

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000172.000155796.html
- anchor: #n1704331
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社京王アートマン、京王アートマン、アートマン アートマン、Wpc.リミテッドストア

Facts:
- Summer Vacation Student Discount 5% OFF Coupon
- Purchases of ¥2,000 or more, tax included
- クーポン利用回数は期間中に2回（1会計1回）

## 78.3% of people who have experienced summer fatigue report skin problems, while 65.7% say the cause is an irregular diet

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000240.000056499.html
- anchor: #n1704330
- Companies mentioned: 医療法人社団鉄結会、アイシークリニック

Facts:
- 78.3% of people who have experienced summer fatigue have experienced some kind of skin problem
- 65.7% chose “stepping up skincare”
- 72.0% said their diets “tend to be heavy on carbohydrates”
- Only 42.7% are aware of the relationship between skin problems and diet
- Only 18.3% said they improved their diet
- 夏の肌悩み1位は「肌の乾燥・カサつき」で28.3%
- Blemishes were also high at 24.0%
- Only 8.7% chose to see a dermatologist

## Recruitment agency Eliment HRC adopts PeopleX AI Roleplay

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000275.000139786.html
- anchor: #n1704329
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社PeopleX、株式会社エリメントHRC

Facts:
- Capital: 10 million yen
- Capital: 116 million yen (including capital reserves)

## Nomura AM wins the Competitive Paper Award at the international conference IIAI AAI 2026

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000276.000084182.html
- anchor: #n1704328
- Companies mentioned: 野村アセットマネジメント株式会社、IIAI、大阪公立大学

Facts:
- In securities reports for fiscal years ending March 2026 and beyond

## J Frontier and Aeronext form a business partnership following the Medical Care Act revision, aiming to realize “regional medical infrastructure supported from the skies”

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000324.000005491.html
- anchor: #n1704327
- Companies mentioned: ジェイフロンティア株式会社、株式会社エアロネクスト、SOKUYAKU、SkyHub®、NEXT DELIVERY、4D GRAVITY®

Facts:
- The April 2026 revision of the Medical Care Act

## アパマンショップ公式キャラクター「べあ～君」が「世界キャラクターさみっとin羽生 カウントダウンイベント」に登場

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000351.000049635.html
- anchor: #n1704326
- Companies mentioned: APAMAN株式会社、アパマンショップ、イオンモール羽生、世界キャラクターさみっとin羽生実行委員会、羽生市

Facts:
- Taking place at イオンモール羽生 on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 (national holiday)
- Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 10:30–15:00
- A selection of べあ～君 merchandise will be given to the 3 people who make it to the end
- More than 20 types of products, including plush toys and stationery featuring べあ～君 and ハニちゃん, as well as acrylic merchandise, will be on sale
- A “べあ～君 plush toy” about 50 cm tall
- A plush toy in a convenient size of about 10 cm for carrying around
- Height: 165 cm
- Weight: 165 kg

## 夏のビッグイベント「新宿ことりまつり」今年も京王百貨店 新宿店にて開催します♪

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000425.000010272.html
- anchor: #n1704325
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ことりカフェ、京王百貨店、BIRDSTORY、さかざきちはる、青いことり工房

Facts:
- 京王百貨店 新宿店（東京都新宿区西新宿1-1-4）7階大催場
- Thursday, July 30–Tuesday, August 4, 2026
- Silkscreen artwork [15-square format], limited to 30 pieces ※Limited to 1 per person, 16,500 yen

## [Free webinar] Turning customer voices (reviews) into evidence for AI recommendations | Practical initiatives and success stories using LLMO × UGC, taking place on Wednesday, 8/5

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000436.000071062.html
- anchor: #n1704324
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社LANY、コミューン株式会社、ChatGPT、Gemini、LLMO

Facts:
- Capacity: 500 people
- Date and time: Wednesday, August 5, 2026, 13:00–14:00

## [ST Corporation] A tie-up with ABEMA’s popular show “Today, I Fell in Love.” New web commercial for “Shoshuriki NOTE Clothing Spray” launches

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000605.000010075.html
- anchor: #n1704323
- Companies mentioned: エステー株式会社、ABEMA

Facts:
- Starting Monday, July 27

## Kayo Ichinose and Ayane Kobayashi will pay a courtesy visit to the mayor of Yotsukaido

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000666.000017159.html
- anchor: #n1704322
- Companies mentioned: 四街道市役所、公益財団法人全日本空手道連盟、京王アリーナＴＯＫＹＯ

Facts:
- The 26th Chiba Prefecture Boys’ and Girls’ Karate Championship
- 3rd place
- Winner
- Thursday, August 13, Reiwa 8

## ナイル株式会社 begins offering its “AI Brand Protect Service” to protect brands from misinformation generated by AI

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000671.000055900.html
- anchor: #n1704321
- Companies mentioned: ナイル株式会社、ChatGPT、Gemini、Perplexity、Google

Facts:
- We have provided consulting services to more than 2,000 companies.

## QommonsAI training held in Higashikagura Town, Hokkaido (ひがしかぐらちょう) — “It felt like my inner thoughts had been seen through, and I was startled”: former government employee instructor’s real-world examples resonate with practitioners

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000724.000088829.html
- anchor: #n1704320
- Companies mentioned: Polimill株式会社、QommonsAI

Facts:
- Morning: about 40 attendees in person + online
- Afternoon: about 30 attendees in person + online
- Used by approximately 1,000 local governments and approximately 500,000 people nationwide

## X-girl｜Lee collaboration items go on sale Friday, July 31!

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000984.000018225.html
- anchor: #n1704319
- Companies mentioned: X-girl、Lee、株式会社ビーズインターナショナル、XLARGE、ZOZOTOWN

Facts:
- X-girl x Lee TUCK WIDE DENIM PANTS ￥19,800 (tax included)
- Number of employees: 400 (as of September 2025)
- Capital: 45 million yen

## Gently shaping a new world: ReFa BABY launches Tuesday, August 18, 2026

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001026.000029736.html
- anchor: #n1704318
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社MTG、ReFa

Facts:
- Price: 6,600 yen (tax included)
- Price: ¥7,700 (tax included)
- Price: 4,400 yen (tax included)
- Price: 15,400 yen (tax included)
- Price: 17,600 yen (tax included)
- Price: ¥25,300 (tax included)
- Price: 22,000 yen (tax included)
- Price: ¥33,000 (including tax)
- MTG spent 8 years developing it

## ＜京都市内から約30分！＞1日中遊べて7,500円から泊まれる、自然に遊び、自然に癒されるホステルステイをご提案

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001075.000045400.html
- anchor: #n1704317
- Companies mentioned: ウッドデザインパーク株式会社、ウッドデザインパーク京都-彩-

Facts:
- 1 night, room only: from 7,500 yen (tax included)
- 1 night, room only: from 8,500 yen (tax included)
- About 30 minutes from central Kyoto
- Opened in June 2026

## A neurosurgeon’s method for sharpening your brain with your smartphone: “The Smartphone That Becomes Medicine” goes on sale July 27! Can’t remember names, can’t get motivated, always have a heavy head… Your relationship with your smartphone may be to blame.

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001300.000012754.html
- anchor: #n1704316
- Companies mentioned: 河出書房新社、菅原脳神経外科クリニック、菅原クリニック東京脳ドック、サンマーク出版、扶桑社

Facts:
- List price: 1,793 yen (tax included)
- Paperback, 208 pages, standard Japanese book size
- ISBN: 978-4-309-29617-3

## 味覚狩りの後は温泉に行こう！ 秩父湯元 武甲温泉が秩父地域の観光農園利用のレシート提示でレンタルタオルセットをサービス

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001441.000034897.html
- anchor: #n1704315
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社温泉道場、秩父湯元 武甲温泉、秩父観光農林業協会、株式会社ONDOホールディングス、株式会社Kii company、株式会社さかなと、株式会社埼玉武蔵ヒートベアーズ

Facts:
- A rental towel set (regularly 300 yen) is free

## Supporting Rikuzentakata's new fireworks festival, Takada Matsubara Fireworks, at Rikuzentakata Watami Organic Land — Watami Organic Land begins selling accommodation plans that include fireworks viewing

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001856.000009215.html
- anchor: #n1704314
- Companies mentioned: ワタミ株式会社、ワタミオーガニックランド株式会社、高田松原花火実行委員会

Facts:
- A vast site of approximately 23 ha (equivalent to ５ Tokyo Domes)
- Oct. 11, 2026 (Sun.)
- 30 million yen (a 100% subsidiary of ワタミ株式会社)

## [Live stream/Zoom] Seminar: “Optical Semiconductor Sensor Technologies for Bringing the Future to Life: From Basic Knowledge You Can Use Starting Tomorrow to the Latest Trends and Applications That Can Transform Your Business” — Sept. 2, 2026 (Wednesday); hosted by CMC Research Co., Ltd.

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003050.000012580.html
- anchor: #n1704313
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社シーエムシー・リサーチ、光産業創成大学院大学、浜松ホトニクス㈱

Facts:
- ・General: ¥44,000 (tax included)
- ・Newsletter subscribers: ¥39,600 (tax included)
- ・Academic: ¥26,400 (tax included)

## A webinar will be held on the theme “ [Rebroadcast] In an era when medical institutions are targeted, ‘unaccounted-for devices’ pose the greatest threat”

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005486.000054842.html
- anchor: #n1704312
- Companies mentioned: マジセミ株式会社、PFU

Facts:
- The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare is expected to begin implementing the “Guidelines for the Safe Management of Medical Information Systems, Version 7.0” in June 2026

## Webinar to address ransomware targeting externally exposed IT assets, with neglected public-facing assets serving as an entry point for attacks, and how to conduct inventories, assessments and ongoing monitoring

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000005487.000054842.html
- anchor: #n1704311
- Companies mentioned: マジセミ株式会社、GMOサイバーセキュリティ byイエラエ株式会社、経済産業省

Facts:
- “Intrusions through VPN or remote desktop equipment” accounted for more than 80% of infection routes at companies and organizations affected by ransomware.

## The world of the Chikyu no Arukikata covers comes to suitcase belts. A new item to delight travel lovers goes on sale.

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000009248.000002535.html
- anchor: #n1704310
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社 学研ホールディングス、株式会社 地球の歩き方、TTC 株式会社

Facts:
- Reporting from approximately 160 countries and regions around the world
- More than 30 guidebook titles published in Japan
- Price: 2,530 yen (tax included)
- Capital: ¥19,817 million
- Revenue: ¥199.1 billion
- Consolidated subsidiaries: 82

## 【 日本の夏、銀だこの夏！ 】令和8年の『銀だこ祭り』は、8月5日（水）開幕！3日間限定 “ぜったいうまい‼たこ焼”（8個入り）が、100円引き！

- Published: 2026-07-27T08:57:35+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000719.000031747.html
- anchor: #n1704223
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ホットランドホールディングス、築地銀だこ

Facts:
- 100 yen off
- 1 boat with 8 pieces
- 6 pieces or more

## [First in Japan] 50% pork × 50% plant-based meat. Ginga Foods develops “hybrid sausage” with 70% less fat

- Published: 2026-07-27T08:55:59+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000187074.html
- anchor: #n1704224
- Companies mentioned: 銀河フーズ株式会社、ネクストミーツ株式会社、マーマフーズ株式会社

Facts:
- Made with 50% pork and 50% plant-based meat
- 70% less fat
- 40% fewer calories
- Contains 2.2 g of dietary fiber

## おそうじ革命 publishes its “Safe Cleaning Declaration” on its official website

- Published: 2026-07-27T08:50:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000100.000056402.html
- anchor: #n1704225
- Companies mentioned: おそうじ革命、株式会社KIREI produce

Facts:
- Approximately 2 months and 50 days of pre-opening training

## 【調布クレストンホテル】暑い夏にホテルの本格的グルメが楽しめる！夏のファミリーバイキングは2日間のランチタイム限定開催！

- Published: 2026-07-25T13:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000378.000031330.html
- anchor: #n1704835
- Companies mentioned: ホテルマネージメントインターナショナル株式会社、調布クレストンホテル、ホテルマネージメントインターナショナル株式会社（略称：ＨＭＩホテルグループ）

Facts:
- 大人1名様 3,960円（税込）
- 小学生1名様 2,420円（税込）
- 3歳～未就学児1名様 1,100円（税込）

## Beauty education “Meiku” is being brought to communities nationwide by hair and makeup artist Shinobu Igari

- Published: 2026-07-25T11:46:26+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000006.000163810.html
- anchor: #n1704836
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社MERCIHOMME、amplemagazine、TSURUMIこどもホスピス

Facts:
- Messages from 100% of participants
- June 28, 2026

## Eat eggs to show your support! Support local soccer club テゲバジャーロ宮崎 as it takes on the next stage, J2, through hometown tax donations

- Published: 2026-07-25T10:10:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000623.000028395.html
- anchor: #n1705237
- Companies mentioned: テゲバジャーロ宮崎、児湯養鶏農業協同組合、こゆ地域づくり推進機構

Facts:
- 3 packs of 10 eggs, 30 eggs in total
- Donation amount: 7,000 yen
- Shintomi Town, with a population of approximately 16,000

## STYLY WebAR develops a fully in-house, Japan-made VPS engine, enabling spatial AR that runs entirely on the web

- Published: 2026-07-24T17:24:08+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000328.000028239.html
- anchor: #n1705238
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社palan、STYLY

Facts:
- More than 60,000 AR experiences to date
- Installed at more than 3,000 companies

## [Expanding this year's plans for the “Customer Appreciation Day,” held for more than 20 years] On Aug. 8, Reiwa 8, the commemorative year with three “8”s in a row, family-friendly summer vacation activities will be held, including a special program for children at the start of the year

- Published: 2026-07-24T17:21:32+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000054.000161698.html
- anchor: #n1704837
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ハチバン、8番らーめん、八兆屋、長八、市の蔵、八兆庵、八千屋

Facts:
- The “Customer Appreciation Day” has been held every year on Aug. 8 for more than 20 years
- “Aug. 8, Reiwa 8,” a commemorative date with three “8”s in a row
- Limited to the first 100 people at each store
- 11 sticker designs in all
- 5 stickers will be given away at random
- The grand prize is 15 points
- 114 locations in Japan
- 181 locations overseas in Thailand and Vietnam
- 178 locations in Thailand
- 3 locations in Vietnam
- Japanese restaurants | 11 locations in Japan
- Capital: ¥1,518,450,000

## AppGuard to overhaul its product lineup effective April 1, 2026, launching new product AppGuard OT for operational technology — fortifying legacy OSs at critical infrastructure and factories that “must not be stopped” to protect them from cyberattacks

- Published: 2026-02-18T16:37:08+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000036.000040798.html
- anchor: #n1704838
- Companies mentioned: AppGuard、株式会社Blue Planet-works、株式会社AppGuard、株式会社AppGuardジャパン、AppGuard, Inc.

Facts:
- From April 1, 2026
- Capital: 8.7 billion yen

## Rediscover the appeal of Akita's specialty rice! The rice festival “Akita, Rice and Me” will be held for the first time starting Oct. 18 (Saturday)

- Published: 2025-10-09T11:00:03+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000127777.html
- anchor: #n1704798
- Companies mentioned: ANAクラウンプラザホテル秋田、料亭北秋くらぶ、一文字、高清水、IHGホテルズ&リゾーツ、ANA・ホテルズグループジャパン

Facts:
- Views from 50 meters above ground
- For 20 participants, from elementary school children to adults
- For an additional ¥500, you can try making kiritanpo
- Adult/¥3,700
- Senior/¥3,500
- Elementary school student/¥2,500
- Adult/¥3,200
- Senior/¥3,000
- Elementary school student/¥2,000
- Preschool child/¥500
- ￥12,000 /1名様
- For people aged 20 and over
- 203 guest rooms
- More than 5,000 rooms
- 20 cities across Japan

## Heat dome brings scorching conditions to the U.S. South and Midwest, affecting more than 40 million people

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:47:27+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270051.aspx
- anchor: #n1705239
- Companies mentioned: 美國國家氣象局、Threshold CoC、美國國家環境資訊中心

Facts:
- At least 40 million people in the central and southern regions are affected by extreme heat alerts
- Feels-like temperatures generally exceed 38 degrees Celsius
- Some areas in the Southwest are forecast to reach 49 degrees Celsius
- Rapid City, South Dakota, set an all-time high of 44 degrees Celsius yesterday

## Taipei mini horse taken out 3 times; animal protection authorities fine owner NT$15,000

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:42:25+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270050.aspx
- anchor: #n1705240
- Companies mentioned: 台北市警察局、北投分局、中央社、台北市動保處

Facts:
- The owner will face a maximum fine of NT$15,000
- And must attend 4 hours of animal protection classes
- A fine of NT$300 to NT$600
- The owner was fined NT$10,000

## Wildfires ravage Spain; displaced residents wear dirty clothes for 4 days, hoping to return home soon

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:42:23+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270049.aspx
- anchor: #n1705229
- Companies mentioned: 法新社

Facts:
- 50-year-old Congacha
- Wearing dirty clothes for 4 days
- 84-year-old Ferrasco
- 81-year-old Luis
- 70-year-old Margarita

## Girl dies after gene-editing trial; Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine announces investigation

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:40:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607270048.aspx
- anchor: #n1705230
- Companies mentioned: 上海交通大學醫學院、上海交通大學醫學院附屬新華醫院、Science、經濟觀察報、知識分子、自然、中央社

Facts:
- A 6-year-old Chinese girl
- March 2025
- About US$860,000

## Hong Kong man steals credit cards on the MRT for fraudulent charges; Taipei prosecutors indict and seek a heavy sentence

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:40:19+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270047.aspx
- anchor: #n1705231
- Companies mentioned: 台北地檢署、高雄捷運、台北捷運

Facts:
- Successfully made fraudulent charges totaling more than NT$2.15 million
- Prosecutors seek a sentence of at least 9 years
- Stole wallets and other belongings from 13 members of the public
- Obtained NT$2,153,916 through fraud
- The attempted offenses involved NT$1,284,417

## Houthi movement attacks Saudi coastal oil facilities; Red Sea shipping volume falls

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:39:16+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270046.aspx
- anchor: #n1705232
- Companies mentioned: 沙烏地阿美石油公司、海宏輪船

Facts:
- A total of 11 bulk carriers passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait yesterday
- Of the vessels passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, 7 were oil tankers
- Carrying 2 million barrels of Saudi and United Arab Emirates crude oil
- Carrying 1 million barrels of Russian crude oil
- Carrying about 750,000 barrels of Saudi crude oil
- Fewer than 10 bulk carriers continue to pass through the Strait of Hormuz each day
- A total of 7 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday
- A total of 7 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz

## Axiomtek partners with 統一資訊 to integrate information and deploy smart warehousing solutions

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:37:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270045.aspx
- anchor: #n1705233
- Companies mentioned: 磐儀科技、統一資訊

Facts:
- Axiomtek's factory inventory accuracy has remained stable at above 99%

## Brazil's Overseas Youth Cultural Ambassador training gets underway, passing on Taiwanese culture

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:34:12+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270044.aspx
- anchor: #n1705186
- Companies mentioned: 聖保羅華僑文教服務中心、駐聖保羅辦事處、聖保羅僑教服務中心

Facts:
- 43 Taiwanese-descendant youths gather
- A 2-day cultural immersion program for Brazil's Overseas Youth Ambassadors

## 陽明交大 appoints Chinese scholar to faculty evaluation committee; Cheng Ying-yao says there are flaws

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:34:10+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607270043.aspx
- anchor: #n1705187
- Companies mentioned: 陽明交大、中國教育部、上海交通大學

Facts:
- Has taught at Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China for 7 years

## Academia Sinica and 宜蘭大學 exchange views, focusing on marine science and unmanned vehicles

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:30:08+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607270042.aspx
- anchor: #n1705188
- Companies mentioned: 中央研究院、宜蘭大學、蒙古科學院

## Woman in her 8th decade walks in front of bus to cross road in Taipei, fatally run over

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:28:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270041.aspx
- anchor: #n1705189
- Companies mentioned: 欣欣客運

Facts:
- Hsu, a woman in her 8th decade
- A driver surnamed Chou, in his 5th decade
- Police and firefighters received a report at 7:40 a.m.

## Magnitude 4.8 earthquake in Nanxi, Tainan; maximum intensity of level 4

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:25:00+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607270040.aspx
- anchor: #n1705190

Facts:
- Magnitude 4.8
- The earthquake was 9.6 kilometers deep
- The epicenter was 36.7 kilometers east-northeast of Tainan City Hall

## Fire breaks out during maintenance at 沙鹿飼料廠; 福壽 says incident was unrelated to edible oil production line

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:20:01+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270039.aspx
- anchor: #n1705084
- Companies mentioned: 福壽、沙鹿飼料廠

Facts:
- At 9:34 a.m. on the 26th
- The fire was completely extinguished at 9:51 a.m. that day
- Burned area approximately 3 square meters

## Taiwan People's Party candidate's campaign banner vandalized; image of Lu Shiow-yen burned in shared photo

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:17:59+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270038.aspx
- anchor: #n1705085
- Companies mentioned: 民众党、台中市

Facts:
- At about 10:51 a.m. on the 25th

## 紅襪鄭宗哲、太空人隊鄧愷威 同日降小聯盟3A

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:14:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607270037.aspx
- anchor: #n1705080
- Companies mentioned: 波士頓紅襪隊、多倫多藍鳥隊、休士頓太空人隊、華盛頓國民隊

Facts:
- The 波士頓紅襪隊 defeated the 多倫多藍鳥隊 6-1 today
- 25-year-old infielder Mead
- 87 major-league appearances
- 72 hits in 284 at-bats
- 72 hits
- 17 home runs
- 48 RBIs
- A batting average of 2 tenths 54
- 25-year-old Taiwanese standout Cheng Tsung-che
- A total of 14 major-league appearances
- 10 hits in 39 at-bats
- Hit 10 singles
- 5 RBIs
- 打擊率2成56
- 27-year-old pitcher Kai-Wei Teng

## 台科大 teams up with 文曄科技 to launch semiconductor AI applications course with industry mentors

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:14:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607270036.aspx
- anchor: #n1705081
- Companies mentioned: 台科大、文曄科技、文曄科技股份有限公司

Facts:
- 10 industry mentors from 文曄科技
- 15 student teams
- 4 students enrolled in the course

## Chinese scholar: If 日本 does not adjust its stance, Xi Jinping will not meet Takaichi at APEC

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:10:53+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607270035.aspx
- anchor: #n1705082
- Companies mentioned: 日本、中国、中華全國日本學會、南京大學國際關係學院

Facts:
- China-Japan relations have been on a downward trajectory for the past 8 months
- And may abandon the “Non-Nuclear 三 Principles.”

## Shen Po-yang's East Coast U.S. support group established; Su Chun-huai named overseas honorary campaign chief

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:08:50+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607270034.aspx
- anchor: #n1705083
- Companies mentioned: 超微、AMD

## Taiwan and UK drone industries collaborate for the first time, focusing on R&D, marketing and international expansion

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:05:48+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270033.aspx
- anchor: #n1704978
- Companies mentioned: 台湾卓越无人机海外商机联盟、英国国防产业协会、漢翔、ADS Group、法茵堡國際展覽公司

Facts:
- Its membership includes more than 2000 organizations in aviation, defense, security, space and other fields
- The alliance has established partnerships with 9 countries across Europe, the Americas and Asia, and 15 drone organizations

## 移民署 uncovers Thai labor group in Tainan; 2 women referred for alleged illegal recruitment

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:04:46+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270032.aspx
- anchor: #n1704979
- Companies mentioned: 移民署、台南市政府勞工局、台南地檢署、勞政主管機關

Facts:
- 20 Thai nationals who had overstayed
- 2 Thai women
- A daily wage of NT$1000
- Recruitment fees ranging from NT$1000 to NT$5000

## Ko Wen-je's electronic monitoring device to be replaced with an ankle monitor starting 8/5

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:03:44+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270031.aspx
- anchor: #n1704976
- Companies mentioned: 台灣民眾黨

Facts:
- Has paid NT$70 million bail
- Triggered 3-level alerts 3803 times in total
- Only 53 of them occurred in areas closer to the coast
- About 98% of the alerts in this case were system anomalies

## Streaming video platforms vie for real-time content; Taiwan Mobile launches MyVideo TV

- Published: 2026-07-27T11:00:42+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270030.aspx
- anchor: #n1704977
- Companies mentioned: 台湾大哥大、MyVideo、東森新聞台、三立iNEWS、民視新聞台、鏡電視新聞台、東森財經新聞、富邦悍將、味全龍、統一7-ELEVEn獅、樂天桃猿、DAZN、MOMO親子台、BBC Player、CI罪案偵緝頻道

Facts:
- The first wave brings together 37 TV channels
- Live-stream viewership surged 6 times
- Paying subscribers grew by nearly 2 tenths year over year

## MLB's Li Hao-yu extends hitting streak to 11 games; doubles in each of last 3 games

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:56:40+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aspt/202607270029.aspx
- anchor: #n1704915
- Companies mentioned: MLB、底特律老虎隊、堪薩斯市皇家隊

Facts:
- Has hit safely in 11 straight games
- Has hit a double in each of his last 3 games
- His 10th double of the season
- Batting average after the game: 2 tenths 74

## Chinese mathematician teaching overseas wins award; Hong Kong media says it stirs nationalist sentiment

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:53:37+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607270028.aspx
- anchor: #n1704840
- Companies mentioned: 北京大學、北京新京報、中央社

Facts:
- Both teach overseas

## Ebola cases in 民主剛果 top 3000 as vaccine shortage coincides with healthcare workers' strike

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:52:35+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270027.aspx
- anchor: #n1704841
- Companies mentioned: 民主剛果、世界衛生組織、牛津大學

Facts:
- Medical workers have reported more than 3,000 cases
- Including 1,354 deaths
- Confirmed cases in 5 provinces have reached a cumulative total of 3,075
- Nearly 90% of cases have occurred in Ituri Province in northeastern 民主剛果
- Over the past 50 years, it has claimed more than 15,000 lives in Africa

## 顧立雄: President's inspection of the Han Kuang exercises will not affect drills; no live-fire exercises are planned on Taiwan proper

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:41:33+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/202607270026.aspx
- anchor: #n1704839

Defense Minister 顧立雄 clarified that no live-fire exercises are planned on Taiwan proper for the Han Kuang 42 exercise, and that the president's inspection will not affect regular drills.

## Rockfall on Quanyuan Road in Taipei's Beitou District; slope work reroutes buses and suspends service at 6 stops

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:39:31+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202607270025.aspx
- anchor: #n1704800
- Companies mentioned: 台北公共運輸處、台北市政府工務局新建工程處

Facts:
- 2 boulders fell
- Buses are rerouted and will skip 6 stops

## Wildfires approach southern Italy; hundreds evacuated by boat

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:31:28+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270024.aspx
- anchor: #n1704799
- Companies mentioned: 義大利海岸防衛隊、金融警察、南方公報

Facts:
- More than 400 tourists and people swimming have been evacuated by boat
- About 300 more people are expected to need evacuation
- A total of 6 coast guard vessels were deployed for the evacuation
- About 10 civilian boats

## 輝達 plans to provide $250 billion in guarantees to help OpenAI build data centers

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:25:26+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202607270023.aspx
- anchor: #n1704771
- Companies mentioned: 輝達、OpenAI、軟銀、Anthropic、微軟、Google

Facts:
- 輝達 is in talks to provide OpenAI with about $250 billion in financial guarantees (about NT$8 trillion)
- The guarantees from 輝達 will help ChatGPT developer lease a 10-gigawatt (GW) project being developed in southern Ohio by 軟銀's energy subsidiary
- Including costs such as chips, the project could cost more than $500 billion in total (about NT$16 trillion)
- 輝達 has invested $30 billion in OpenAI (about NT$966 billion)
- It is also in talks to provide financing for OpenAI's chip purchases, with the total potentially reaching $350 billion (about NT$11.3 trillion)

## UK AI minister: Chipmaking and hardware construction are key to reindustrialization

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:24:24+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270022.aspx
- anchor: #n1704772
- Companies mentioned: Arm、軟銀集團

Facts:
- The Starmer government announced an investment of £1.1 billion in June
- £100,005,000 will be used to purchase next-generation chips made by UK companies
- About NT$47.5 billion

## 台積電 and 聯發科 shares fall; Taiwan stocks drop more than 500 points in morning trading, slipping below 43,200

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:22:22+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270021.aspx
- anchor: #n1704751
- Companies mentioned: 台積電、聯發科、台達電、日月光投控、鴻海、聯電、國巨、華新科、南亞科、華邦電、美國聯邦準備理事會

Facts:
- Slips below 43,200
- Hit a morning low of NT$2,330
- Fell 20 yuan
- Down 0.85%
- Striving to hold at the unchanged price of NT$252.5

## Storm disrupts copper production in Chile; supply of key AI metals becomes a concern

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:15:20+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270020.aspx
- anchor: #n1704648
- Companies mentioned: 倫丁礦業、安托法加斯塔、巴瑞克礦業、智利國營銅礦公司、英美資源集團、必和必拓

Facts:
- The storm has caused at least 13 deaths

## 三井不動產 sets up physical AI center, joins forces with Japanese and Taiwanese companies to develop next-generation semiconductors

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:15:17+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270019.aspx
- anchor: #n1704649
- Companies mentioned: 三井不動產、台積電、安川電機、豐田汽車、日經亞洲、輝達

Facts:
- More than 100 trillion yen in investment is expected in fields including physical AI and semiconductors
- The complex is expected to be completed in 2030
- AI semiconductors that 台積電 plans to mass-produce in Kumamoto Prefecture in 2028
- Through fiscal 2040

## Taiwan stocks open down 68.92 points

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:08:15+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270018.aspx
- anchor: #n1704650

Facts:
- The TAIEX stands at 43,585.92 points
- Trading value totals NT$8.604 billion

## The New Taiwan dollar opens down 1.2 cents at 32.37

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:06:13+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270017.aspx
- anchor: #n1704544
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- The New Taiwan dollar opens against the U.S. dollar in a range of 32.37 to 32.385

## 國衛院 develops AI to predict Aedes mosquito density, aims to help local governments combat dengue

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:06:11+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607270016.aspx
- anchor: #n1704545
- Companies mentioned: 國衛院、香港、新加坡、高雄市政府、環保局、衛生單位、中央社

Facts:
- 夏季預測準確率更逾9成
- 冬季病媒蚊密度較低、環境變數較多，預測準確率約6至7成
- Usually only 1 or 2 per bucket

## U.S. and Iran agree to a 2-day ceasefire; Trump pauses attacks to leave room for negotiations

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:06:09+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270015.aspx
- anchor: #n1704546
- Companies mentioned: 美國、伊朗、路透社、美聯社、紐約時報、Axios、福斯週日新聞、美軍中央司令部、阿曼

Facts:
- Airstrikes on 伊朗's coast and infrastructure continued for nearly 2 weeks
- At least 3 U.S. troops were killed at a base in Jordan
- 1 person was killed in Iraq
- A 60-day negotiation process has begun
- The transportation of about one-fifth of the world's crude oil and natural gas
- Trump had predicted the war would last only 4 to 5 weeks
- It is about to enter its 5th month

## Bus hits pedestrian in Taipei's Wenshan District; woman trapped beneath bus dies

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:52:06+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202607270014.aspx
- anchor: #n1704416
- Companies mentioned: 欣欣客運

Facts:
- 1 fatal bus crash

## Major earnings week for U.S. and Taiwan; analysts say Taiwan stocks are watching Middle East developments and U.S. interest rate moves

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:31:04+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/afe/202607270013.aspx
- anchor: #n1704390
- Companies mentioned: 微軟、Meta、亞馬遜、蘋果、高通、力成、旺宏、精測、國巨、聯電、友達、台達電、日月光投控、聯發科、輝達、SK海力士、三星電子、美光、英特爾、NAVER、SK集團

Facts:
- The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 4.25% on the 24th
- 台積電ADR跌2.93%
- TAIEX futures fell 445 points in overnight trading to close at 43,369
- 台積電 futures fell 25 points in overnight trading to close at 2,335
- Taiwan stocks plunged 1,195 points at the close on the 24th, falling below the quarterly moving average of about 43,964 again
- South Korea's SK集團 and 輝達 announced a commercial partnership worth $500 billion
- Worth $500 billion (about NT$16 trillion)
- The Nasdaq fell 161.87 points, or 0.64%, on the 24th
- The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell 524.951 points, or 4.25%

## Rise of autonomous AI agents ushers in era of automation in cybersecurity battles

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:27:02+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ait/202607270012.aspx
- anchor: #n1704385
- Companies mentioned: 日經亞洲、Anthropic、Qualys、CrowdStrike、國際商業機器公司、資誠

Facts:
- Successfully took control of about 70% of the machines
- 88% (46 vulnerabilities) were exploited before companies could patch them
- 26 vulnerabilities were hit by zero-day attacks
- The average time from initial breach to lateral movement to other systems has fallen from 98 minutes in 2021 to 29 minutes in 2025
- The fastest observed breach took just 27 seconds
- Containment of cyberattacks was 28% faster than at companies that did not use it

## 吳德榮: Typhoon White Dolphin could form as soon as today; no threat to Taiwan

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:25:59+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/ahel/202607270011.aspx
- anchor: #n1704386
- Companies mentioned: 中央社、氣象應用推廣基金會、中央氣象署、中央大學大氣科學系

Facts:
- Typhoon No. 13 Baihaifen

## 東協促朝鮮半島無核化 北韓金與正斥愚蠢荒唐

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:16:57+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202607270010.aspx
- anchor: #n1704376
- Companies mentioned: 東南亞國協、北韓、聯合國安全理事會、北韓中央通信社、美國

Facts:
- 北韓 enshrined its status as a nuclear-armed state in its constitution as early as 2023

## Amended Securities Report—46th Fiscal Year (2025/04/01–2026/03/31)

- Published: 2026-07-27T10:11:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E8%A8%82%E6%AD%A3%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC46%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F04%2F01%EF%BC%8D2026%2F03%2F31)-2026-07-27%2010%3A11
- anchor: #n1704547
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社ケーズホールディングス

K's Holdings filed an amended securities report for its 46th fiscal year (2025/04/01-2026/03/31). The filing amends previously submitted documents.

## Amended securities report — 44th fiscal year (2025/03/01–2026/02/28)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:52:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E8%A8%82%E6%AD%A3%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC44%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F03%2F01%EF%BC%8D2026%2F02%2F28)-2026-07-27%2009%3A52
- anchor: #n1704415

株式会社ホテルニューオータニ長岡 filed an amended securities report for its 44th fiscal year to ensure the accuracy of its disclosed information.

## Securities report (beneficiary certificates of domestic investment trusts) — 1st fiscal year (2025/07/29–2026/04/27)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:30:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%88%E5%86%85%E5%9B%BD%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87%E4%BF%A1%E8%A8%97%E5%8F%97%E7%9B%8A%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC1%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F07%2F29%EF%BC%8D2026%2F04%2F27)-2026-07-27%2009%3A30
- anchor: #n1704394
- Companies mentioned: 農林中金全共連アセットマネジメント株式会社

農林中金全共連アセットマネジメント株式会社 filed its securities report for the 1st fiscal year, a statutory disclosure concerning beneficiary certificates of investment trusts.

## Securities report (beneficiary certificates of domestic investment trusts) — 21st fiscal year (2025/10/28–2026/04/27)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:29:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%88%E5%86%85%E5%9B%BD%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87%E4%BF%A1%E8%A8%97%E5%8F%97%E7%9B%8A%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC21%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F10%2F28%EF%BC%8D2026%2F04%2F27)-2026-07-27%2009%3A29
- anchor: #n1704393
- Companies mentioned: アセットマネジメントOne株式会社

アセットマネジメントOne株式会社 filed its securities report for the 21st fiscal year, a statutory disclosure concerning investment trust beneficiary certificates.

## Securities report (beneficiary certificates of domestic investment trusts) — 1st fiscal year (2025/07/29–2026/04/27)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:28:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%88%E5%86%85%E5%9B%BD%E6%8A%95%E8%B3%87%E4%BF%A1%E8%A8%97%E5%8F%97%E7%9B%8A%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%EF%BC%89%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC1%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F07%2F29%EF%BC%8D2026%2F04%2F27)-2026-07-27%2009%3A28
- anchor: #n1704392
- Companies mentioned: 農林中金全共連アセットマネジメント株式会社

農林中金全共連アセットマネジメント has filed its securities report for the 1st fiscal year (beneficiary certificates of domestic investment trusts).

## Securities report — 2nd fiscal year (2025/05/01–2026/04/30)

- Published: 2026-07-27T09:27:00+09:00
- Source: Japan | EDINET 金融庁開示
- Original: https://api.edinet-fsa.go.jp/article/%E6%9C%89%E4%BE%A1%E8%A8%BC%E5%88%B8%E5%A0%B1%E5%91%8A%E6%9B%B8%EF%BC%8D%E7%AC%AC2%E6%9C%9F(2025%2F05%2F01%EF%BC%8D2026%2F04%2F30)-2026-07-27%2009%3A27
- anchor: #n1704391
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社グリーンクロスホールディングス

株式会社グリーンクロスホールディングス has filed its securities report for the 2nd fiscal year. The period covered is from May 2025 to April 2026.