# AI News 180m Report｜2026-08-02 00:00–03:00 JST

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 6 items from 1 source; Taiwan, 5 items from 3 sources.One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

## Fukuda Ayuta (DXTEEN) and Aihara Isshin (ONE LOVE ONE HEART) co-star! Scene stills, synopsis and PR video released for Episode 2 of the Saturday drama Your Sky ハレのち恋 / Aug. 8 (Sat.), 25:30

- Published: 2026-08-02T02:00:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000214.000122205.html
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3613550-en.html
- anchor: #n1785491
- Companies mentioned: TOKYO MX、東京メトロポリタンテレビジョン株式会社、DXTEEN、ONE LOVE ONE HEART、THE WORKS、MandeeWork、avex trax、UNIVERSAL SIGMA、LAPONE ENTERTAINMENT、TVer、FOD、FUJITV.CO.JP

Facts:
- Airing from 25:30 on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026
- Every Saturday, 25:30–26:00 on TOKYO MX1

## The 3 companies in the Tatsumi Development Group【辰巳住宅・辰巳住研・田舎暮し】merge, and a new company, 株式会社TATSUMI, launches on Aug. 1, 2026!

- Published: 2026-08-02T01:58:01+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000011.000186951.html
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3613547-en.html
- anchor: #n1785430
- Companies mentioned: 株式会社TATSUMI、辰巳開発株式会社、辰巳住宅株式会社、辰巳住研株式会社、株式会社田舎暮し、アメニティ辰巳株式会社

Facts:
- Aug. 1, 2026
- More than 6,000 homes
- Model homes at 8 locations in the prefecture

## The 3rd PV and special visual for the globally acclaimed TV anime『天幕のジャードゥーガル』are unveiled!〜4th additional cast announcement〜Kujira voices the First Empress, ボラクチン!

- Published: 2026-08-02T00:00:21+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000020.000175441.html
- anchor: #n1783854
- Companies mentioned: 天幕のジャードゥーガル製作委員会、サイエンスSARU、秋田書店、宝島社、日本漫画家協会、トマトスープ、SEKAI NO OWARI、女王蜂、テレビ朝日、BS朝日、AT-X、CSテレ朝チャンネル1、アニマックス、ABEMA、DMM TV、dアニメストア、FOD、Hulu、J:COM STREAM、Lemino、milplus、Netflix、Prime Video、TELASA、TVer、U-NEXT、WOWOWオンデマンド、アニメ放題、ニコニコ、バンダイチャンネル

Facts:
- Took 1st place in the Women’s category of This Manga Is Amazing! 2023
- Ranked in the Manga Taisho for 2 consecutive years, 2023 and 2024
- 第55回日本漫画家協会コミック部門で大賞を受賞
- A harem tale set in 13th-century Mongolia
- The “IMAnimation” block on a nationwide network of 24 TV テレビ朝日-affiliated stations
- Every Saturday from July 4, 2026, at 11:30 p.m.
- Every Sunday from July 5, 2026, at 10:30 p.m.
- アニマックス: Every Saturday from Aug. 1, 2026, at 9 p.m.

## Sony Music VTuber project VERSEⁿ’s カガセ・ウノ begins streaming the original song 「いっぽうそのころペディア！」, created through crowdfunding

- Published: 2026-08-02T00:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000342.000049041.html
- anchor: #n1783856
- Companies mentioned: Sony Music、株式会社ソニー・ミュージックレーベルズ、VERSEⁿ、カガセ・ウノ、かめりあ、Camellia、おおね、まみむ、Eita、maxilla、Akira Gunji

Facts:
- We are pleased to announce that it will be available for digital distribution from Aug. 2, 2026

## ABEMA’s original reality show『男磨きハウス2』, with more than 130 million total SNS views, releases audition footage for selecting its second-generation members for free on ABEMA! 500 applicants! “Men at the lowest point in their lives” come together

- Published: 2026-08-02T00:00:02+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000003695.000064643.html
- anchor: #n1783855
- Companies mentioned: ABEMA、株式会社AbemaTV、ジョージ、サム、セイガ

Facts:
- 500 applicants
- 76 men come together
- 24-hour Golden Balls Audition

## 【Urgent Release】Regarding the Kumamoto Earthquake

- Published: 2026-08-01T23:59:56+09:00
- Source: Japan | PR TIMES
- Original: https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000005.000186872.html
- anchor: #n1783793
- Companies mentioned: assie, Productions - Fukuoka .、SUNO、飛鳥 萌乃、LOT SPiRiTS、イオンモール熊本、日本ユネスコ協会、日本赤十字社、Forest Life Japan

## 高市府：台糖拒收 中聯不合格原料油未入製程

- Published: 2026-08-02T01:54:21+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aloc/202608020002.aspx
- anchor: #n1785369
- Companies mentioned: 台糖、中聯油脂、福懋、食品藥物管理署

Facts:
- Raw oil in 中聯油脂’s tank No. 311
- The carcinogen benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) content must be below 2 ppb
- 台糖採購的原料油實際來自301號油槽

## Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo worsens; WHO: cases and deaths continue to rise

- Published: 2026-08-02T00:54:14+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aopl/202608010220.aspx
- anchor: #n1783857
- Companies mentioned: 世界衛生組織、法新社

Facts:
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo has reported 3605 confirmed cases
- Including 1587 deaths
- That puts the fatality rate at about 44%
- Nearly 3500 cases were reported at the time
- Nearly 2300 people died

## 高雄男涉毒駕撞死騎士肇逃 駕駛聲押車主10萬交保

- Published: 2026-08-01T23:53:08+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 中央社 CNA
- Original: https://www.cna.com.tw/news/asoc/202608010219.aspx
- anchor: #n1783732
- Companies mentioned: 中央社

Facts:
- NT$100,000

## Bridgewater’s Dalio warns of an “AI bubble”! Says once-in-80-years “big cycle” is nearing its end, with gold the top safe-haven pick

- Published: 2026-08-01T23:10:05+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 鉅亨網
- Original: https://news.cnyes.com/news/id/6555715
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3613528-en.html
- anchor: #n1783733
- Companies mentioned: 橋水基金

橋水基金創辦人達利歐警告，AI領域正形成資產泡沫，且全球正處於80年一次的「大週期」衰退尾聲，建議投資人遠離現金、增持黃金避險。此警訊對投資與科技產業具高度影響。

## Is governing a country like running a “gang”? US-based scholar: Trump’s “transactional” diplomacy resembles gang behavior and is driven by realpolitik

- Published: 2026-08-01T23:51:55+09:00
- Source: Taiwan | 風傳媒
- Original: https://www.storm.mg/article/11153337
- Article page: https://ainews.idaeo.ai/a/3613531-en.html
- anchor: #n1783794

U.S.-based scholar 翁履中 compared the Trump administration’s diplomacy to managing a gang, analyzing its emphasis on loyalty and prioritization of pragmatism. The outcome of the September U.S.-China summit is also drawing attention.