Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (July, main text)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A level clearly above 2%
- Fell to around $70
- Original１バレル 80 ドル程度
Companies mentioned：日本銀行
2026-08-01 09:00–12:00 JST
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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 268 items from 9 sources; Taiwan, 261 items from 10 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Japan | 日本銀行 (continued)（7）
On the Conduct of Monetary Policy
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 1.0%.
- Proposal to encourage the uncollateralized overnight call rate to remain at around 1.25%
Companies mentioned：日本銀行、財務省、内閣府
Schedule of Monetary Policy Meetings and Other Events (2027)
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：日 本 銀 行
Payment trends (June)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 2023 83,311 ( +7.2 )
- 234.7 ( +13.4 )
- 97.6
- 94.4
- 10.5
- 22.2
- 0.2
- 1.0
- 8.9
- 2024 89,998 ( +8.0 )
- 233.8 ( -0.3 )
- 91.1
- 95.9
- 11.4
- 24.7
- 1.1
- 9.5
- 2025 94,602 ( +5.1 )
- 232.6 ( -0.5 )
Companies mentioned：日本銀行
Japan | 環境省（7）
Revision of the “Guidelines for Green Purchasing Initiatives by Local Governments” and formulation of the “Guidelines for Environmentally Preferable Contracting Initiatives by Local Governments”
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：環境省
Publication of the “Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Handbook”
Summary not yet available
FY Reiwa 8 training program to develop leaders in environmental education and learning for teachers and others, in collaboration with “Places for Experiential Learning” — Learning from the on-the-ground efforts to build an environmentally conscious community through collaboration among businesses, government and residents in Nishiyodogawa: learning that begins with observing, listening and dialogue
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Applications will close once the capacity (25 people) is reached.
Companies mentioned：環境省、文部科学省、あおぞら財団、公害地域再生センター、奈良教育大学、日本環境教育フォーラム
Regarding the first meeting of the Food Recycling Subcommittee of the Circular Economy Subcommittee, 中央環境審議会
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Friday, August 7, Reiwa 8
- Original13時00分～15時00分
- In person: approximately 10 people
Companies mentioned：中央環境審議会、農林水産省
FY Reiwa 8 Tokyo Bay Joint Environmental Survey to be conducted
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 118 organizations
- June 12, Reiwa 8
- July 10
Companies mentioned：東京湾再生推進会議モニタリング分科会、九都県市首脳会議環境問題対策委員会水質改善専門部会、環境省水・大気環境局海洋環境課海域環境管理室
Regarding the Ministerial Order to Partially Amend the Organization Rules of 環境省
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：環境省
Second call for applications for the FY Reiwa 8 Project to Promote the Social Implementation of Advanced Systems for Decarbonization in the Transport Sector and Other Areas
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original約14億円
- Maximum subsidy rate: 1/2
Japan | 消費者庁（6）
Motorcycles (ハーレーダビッドソン Street Bob and 3 other models) - Repair
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Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月31日
Companies mentioned：ハーレーダビッドソン
Passenger cars (シトロエン Berlingo and 8 other models) - Repair
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月31日
Companies mentioned：シトロエン、プジョー、DS、フィアット
ろまん亭 “Kuma-san Chocolate Monaka” - Refund/Recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月30日
Companies mentioned：ろまん亭
エウレカ “Balloon Jelly (Shine Muscat, Kyoho, Peach, Cider)” - Refund/Recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月29日
Companies mentioned：エウレカ
佐藤食品 “高橋商店 Fluffy Whitebait 60g” (sold at Lumiere stores in Fukuoka Prefecture) - Refund/Recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Fluffy Whitebait 60g
- July 27, 2026
Companies mentioned：佐藤食品、高橋商店
ベイシア “Bread: Korokoro Unmai Table Rolls” (41 stores in Gunma, Tochigi, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tokyo and Yamanashi) - Refund/Recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月27日
Companies mentioned：ベイシア
Japan | 金融庁（5）
Publication of the “Monitoring and Analysis Report on Deposit-Taking Financial Institutions”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Fiscal year 2025
Companies mentioned：金融庁、バーゼルIII
Public comment on the “Cabinet Office Order to Partially Amend the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business, etc. (Draft)” and the “Cabinet Office Order to Partially Amend the Order Establishing the Standards for Determining Whether the Status of Capital Adequacy of Special Financial Instruments Business Operators and Their Subsidiaries, etc. Is Appropriate in Light of Their Assets, etc. (Draft)”
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：金融庁
Publication of the “Recommended and Expected Practices for Venture Capital” (Draft Revision)
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Facts
- Original令和８年８月31日（月曜）17時00分（必着）
- Phone: ０５７０－０１６８１１ (from IP phones: ０３－５２５１－６８１１)
Companies mentioned：金融庁、京都大学経営管理大学院
Deadlines for submitting securities reports and other documents in connection with the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Within 3 months after the end of the fiscal year
- Within 45 days or 3 months after the end of the interim accounting period
Companies mentioned：金融庁
Ensuring thorough financing support for businesses affected by the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：金融庁
Japan | 国土交通省（3）
Construction Starts Statistics Report (June, Reiwa 8)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- An increase of 18.6% year on year
- An increase of 3.9% month on month
- Up 23.4% year on year
- 1.4213 trillion yen
Results of the Construction Orders Statistics Survey for June, Reiwa 8 (survey of 50 major companies)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Down 22.5% year on year
- Up 2.3%
- Total orders in June amounted to 1.7212 trillion yen
- Private-sector construction in June amounted to 972.4 billion yen
- Manufacturing (down 24.4%)
- Non-manufacturing (down 22.0%)
- Public-sector construction in June amounted to 633.9 billion yen
- Up 118.5% year on year
- National government agencies (up 232.4%)
- Local government agencies (up 9.9%)
- Overseas construction in June amounted to 57.7 billion yen
- Down 30.3% year on year
Regional Transport DX Promotion Project COMmmmONS to hold its second seminar — Resolving “transportation gaps” is growth investment for the full-scale rollout and implementation of COMmmmONS
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Initiatives for FY 2026 and strategies for full-scale rollout and implementation
- August 6, Reiwa 8
- 17:00-18:00
Companies mentioned：国土交通省、株式会社東洋経済新報社、株式会社ティアフォー
Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心（2）
Original食藥署沒有拿食安預算98.5%去蓋大樓
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Facts
- 98.5% of the food-safety budget went toward building a building
- Original食安預算3成
- Original食藥署今年預算編列67億
- Original食安相關預算為26億5042億
- Original興建國家級實驗大樓8億元
- Food testing costs more than 6億
- Border inspection testing of food (5.2億)
- Food-related testing for early risk warnings (5,662萬)
- Enhanced residue testing of high-risk fruits, vegetables and agricultural products on the market, etc. (5,242萬)
- General food testing (1,262.5萬)
Companies mentioned：食藥署、衛福部、中聯油脂、國民黨、廖偉翔
False reports claimed that dioxin-containing waste had been dumped at Gaomei Wetlands
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Facts
- About 4,000 cubic meters of construction waste were illegally transported and dumped on farmland around Gaomei Wetlands
- Private farmland located within 100 meters of the Gaomei Wetlands Visitor Center
Companies mentioned：中聯油脂股份有限公司
Japan | 消防庁（1）
Damage caused by the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake and response by fire departments and other agencies (Report 26; R8.8.1)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Deaths
- Injured
- Damage to homes
Companies mentioned：消防庁、福岡市消防局、岡山市消防局、広島市消防局、北九州市消防局
Taiwan | 金融監督管理委員會（1）
一卡通票證股份有限公司 violated Article 27, Paragraph 1 of the Personal Data Protection Act in force at the time; pursuant to Article 48, Paragraph 2 of the same act, it was fined NT$140,000.
Summary not yet available
Facts
- NT$140,000
Companies mentioned：一卡通票證股份有限公司