Winners of the 21st Young Skilled Workers’ Skills Competition announced
Summary not yet available
Facts
- All 15 occupational categories
- 135 winners
- 333 young people
- 17 winners awarded gold
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省、中央職業能力開発協会
2026-08-04 03:00–06:00 JST
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One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 79 items from 11 sources; Taiwan, 78 items from 8 sources.
One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.
Japan | 厚生労働省 (continued)（10）
Notice of memorial services for war dead (scheduled for August, Reiwa 8)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Participants: 4 (3 厚生労働省 employees, 1 一般社団法人日本戦没者遺骨収集推進協会 representative)
- Participants: 20 (2 厚生労働省 employees, 18 一般社団法人日本戦没者遺骨収集推進協会 representatives)
- Participants: 17 (15 bereaved family members, 2 厚生労働省 employees)
Companies mentioned：一般社団法人日本戦没者遺骨収集推進協会
Applications open for the Reiwa 8 “Shining Telework Award”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Application period: August 3–September 30
- Review results will be announced around December on a special website and elsewhere
- At the awards ceremony in January next year
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省、総務省、一般社団法人日本テレワーク協会
Reiwa 8 Health Promotion Month commemorative event to be held
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Tuesday, September 1, Reiwa 8
- 11：30～12：40
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省、スマート・ライフ・プロジェクト
Recruitment of an assistant director or senior specialist for the Infectious Disease Control Division (infectious disease control)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Assistant director or senior specialist (infectious disease control): up to 5 positions
- 1 year from the date of appointment
- May be extended for up to 5 years
- Original１日７時間４５分
- Original令和８年８月３日（月）～令和８年８月３１日（月）必着
Companies mentioned：厚生労働省
“Survey on Attitudes Toward Balancing Work and Child-Rearing Among Young People (Preliminary Findings)” released
Summary not yet available
Facts
- About 70% of young people gave positive responses about shared parenting
- About 60% of young people said, “I want my spouse or partner and me to take an equally active role in raising children”
- Original若年層の約7割が「仕事（キャリア）とプライベートの両立を意識している」と回答しています
- The most common preferred division of housework and childcare between spouses or partners was “5:5,” at about 40%
- About 20% of households have actually achieved a “5:5” split
- Among those who feel “my workplace makes it easy to balance work and raising children,” the share who said “I want to continue working at my current workplace” was 44.9 percentage points higher than among those who did not feel that way
- Young people who want to actively pursue both work and child-rearing are 21.9 percentage points more likely than young people overall to want career advancement if an environment that allows them to balance work and child-rearing is available
Original平成30年食品衛生法改正の施行後５年を目途とした検討のとりまとめ
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original平成30年食品衛生法改正の施行後５年を目途とした検討
Minutes of the first expert review meeting on chemical substance management, FY Reiwa 8
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 17 people are serving as members
- 13 members are in attendance
- 4 members are absent
- A total of 10 meetings are planned, including this one
- The enforcement date is set for October 1 this year
- We need to follow the procedure of consulting the council in June
Japan | 国土交通省（7）
Discussion to advance the further deployment of autonomous driving technology in airport restricted areas — First meeting of the “Committee on Autonomous Driving Technology in Airport Restricted Areas” for FY Reiwa 8
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：全日本空輸株式会社、日本航空株式会社、成田国際空港株式会社、中部国際空港株式会社、関西エアポート株式会社、全国空港事業者協会
Original八代港での清龍丸による入浴支援を開始 ～令和８年熊本地震における港湾の広域ネットワークを活用した被災地への対応～
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Yatsushiro Port, Outer Port District, 14.0 m quay
- Bathing time per person: 30 minutes
Companies mentioned：清龍丸、国土交通省、国土交通省中部地方整備局、国土交通省港湾局、国土交通省九州地方整備局港湾空港部、海上保安庁
Discussion on the future of tax measures related to international shipping: Second meeting of the Expert Study Group on International Shipping Taxation
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Press release (PDF format: 231KB)
- TEL: 03-5253-8111
- Direct line: 03-5253-8618
Companies mentioned：日本アイ・ビー・エム株式会社
Call for applications for a project to improve the transportation capacity of domestic shipping fleets: Supporting operator-led efforts to improve the transportation capacity of entire fleets
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：国土交通省海事局
Recall notice (日野 日野レンジャー and others)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Number of defects: 36
Companies mentioned：日野自動車株式会社、日野
Ministerial awards for organizations and individuals with outstanding contributions to road stewardship and other activities: Recipients of the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Award (85 organizations and 4 individuals) selected
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Recipients (85 organizations and 4 individuals) selected
Companies mentioned：国土交通省、株式会社丸辰産業、日立土木株式会社、株式会社 山広建設、地縁法人 乗政区、静岡県立富士宮北高等学校、静岡県立富士特別支援学校、株式会社 津田建設、一般社団法人愛媛県建設業協会伊予支部、八幡浜電設業有志の会、工藤建設株式会社、ＮＰＯ法人 中途障害者地域活動センターみらい工房西、三菱ふそうトラック・バス株式会社、ラミーユR・S・T、ねっこの会、ＢＹＣクラブ、日産プリンス新潟販売株式会社
Discussion on approaches to area renovation and the role of government: Second meeting of the Area Renovation Roundtable
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The second Area Renovation Roundtable will be held in 山形市 on Wednesday, August 5.
- (1) Field trip: Reiwa 8, August 5 (Wednesday), 13:00–15:00, 山形市
- (2) Roundtable: Reiwa 8, August 5 (Wednesday), 15:00–17:00, Main Conference Room, 山形市 Central Public Hall
Companies mentioned：国土交通省、横浜国立大学、國學院大學、東京理科大学、東北芸術工科大学、東京大学、山形市
Japan | PR TIMES（7）
[Up to 5 million yen] Grants for improving in-house products, including adding AI functions and improving software UI, and for meeting standards and obtaining certifications (all industries eligible)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Up to 5 million yen
- Up to 3.5 million yen
- Minimum application amount: 500,000 yen
Companies mentioned：公益財団法人 東京都中小企業振興公社
Streaming confirmed for Kabuki Kawaiawa Episode 49! Cast members of “August Cool-Down Kabuki” and “The Peony Lantern” gather!
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Viewing fee: 2,000 yen (tax included)
- Original『歌舞伎家話 第49回』8月12日(水)20時00分配信
- Archive available until Wednesday, August 26 at 23:59
Companies mentioned：松竹株式会社、歌舞伎オンデマンド、イープラス
transer.io, a server-side translation API specializing in Japanese parsing, eliminates the work involved in making WordPress sites multilingual by automatically generating language-switching UIs
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Up to 10,000 monthly page views
- Supports more than 120 languages
- June 2012
- 500,000 USD
Companies mentioned：Hippotech USA Inc.、transer.io
イエローハット, ハトのマークの引越センター, and レッドハット lead the way as the largest-ever gathering of companies and organizations associated with hats and 810! New TV commercial “We Are 810” premieres August 4 (Tuesday)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- “Hat Day” on Monday, August 10, 2026
- 810 (Hat) friends
- 11 companies in total
- 107 companies and organizations associated with hats
- 15 winners in total
Companies mentioned：イエローハット、ハトのマークの引越センター、レッドハット、健康ハートの日実行委員会、ウエディングパーク、クリーンハット、三幸製菓、ディップ、登米市観光物産協会、ピップ、HAT
“Fashion Show × Music Live” X VORDER RUNWAY releases the music video for its theme song “交錯 OMNIVERSE,” featuring all VTuber, game and anime character, and real-world artist performers!
Summary not yet available
Facts
- To be held at Exhibition Halls 1–4 of 幕張メッセ国際展示場 on Sunday, September 27, 2026
- Reserved seat SS: 16,500 yen
- Reserved seat S: 14,300 yen
- Reserved seat A: 11,000 yen
- Starts Monday, August 3
- Through Sunday, August 9
- Through Sunday, August 30
Companies mentioned：株式会社Award、765PRODUCTION、KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO、CR、ICPO、水曜日のカンパネラ、Disney、任天堂、Vivienne Westwood、幕張メッセ国際展示場、チケプラ、X VORDER RUNWAY、Studio STELLAR、COVER、Award Inc.、Disney Collection by Mika Pikazo、ファイアーエムブレム エンゲージ、輝夜月、ハコス・ベールズ
Original【8月楽天お買い物マラソン限定】Switch 2対応！プロが認める操作性「GuliKit TT MAX」登場。超低遅延【0.00262秒】＆4000段階TMRセンサーがあなたのプレイングを劇的に変える
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Up to 28 hours of continuous operation
Companies mentioned：ONO貿易株式会社、GuliKit、楽天、Nintendo Switch、Switch 2、Windows 10、Android、iOS
Original北川景子さん出演！『エスプリーク』 新WEBCM「アクアリー スキンウェア」篇 2026年8月4日（火）より公開。
Summary not yet available
Facts
- On sale Friday, August 21, 2026
- Original抽選で50名様に「エスプリーク アクアリー スキンウェア 限定キット 2 C10 ウォームピンク」をプレゼント
Companies mentioned：株式会社コーセー、エスプリーク
Taiwan | 中央社 CNA（6）
Middle East conflict doubles profits for US oil giants; Trump says, “I don't like it”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 埃克森美孚（ExxonMobil） posted net income of US$14.53 billion in the second quarter of this year
- 埃克森美孚（ExxonMobil） posted net income of US$14.53 billion in the second quarter of this year, more than double the US$7.1 billion recorded in the same period last year
- 雪佛龍（Chevron） posted net income of US$12.1 billion in the second quarter of this year
- 雪佛龍（Chevron） posted net income of US$12.1 billion in the second quarter of this year, compared with US$2.5 billion in the same period last year
- International oil prices fell again on the 3rd amid prospects of renewed US-Iran talks, with spot prices generally below US$80 a barrel
- Prices exceeded US$90 a barrel during the Strait of Hormuz blockade
Companies mentioned：埃克森美孚、雪佛龍
烏克蘭 reshuffles government personnel again; ambassador to the United States dismissed
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Stefanishyna, who was appointed ambassador to the United States only last July
Companies mentioned：烏克蘭、美國、法新社、臉書、中央社
Original氣象署提醒中彰投雲嘉5縣市防大雨 嘉義縣留意豪雨
Summary not yet available
Companies mentioned：中央氣象署
伊朗 denies talks with 美國; Trump warns: reach a deal or surrender
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A new round of talks with 伊朗 will begin on the afternoon of Aug. 3
Companies mentioned：美國、伊朗、以色列、阿曼
丹麥 begins training its first conscripts under extended service, in response to Russia and Trump
Summary not yet available
Facts
- About 1,600 丹麥 conscripts begin training today
- The recruits will begin 11 months of military service
- The number of conscripts each year will rise from the current 5,000
- to 7,500 by 2033
- A company of more than 100 personnel was sent to carry out a 1-month mission
- The recruits will first undergo 5 months of basic training
- followed by 6 months of active service
Companies mentioned：丹麥、俄烏、北約、美國、格陵蘭、瑞典、芬蘭、挪威、愛沙尼亞、拉脫維亞、立陶宛
Cyclospora outbreak spreads in the United States; 2 dead in Michigan
Summary not yet available
Facts
- The cyclosporiasis outbreak in the state has killed 2 people
- The total number of locally related cases has now reached 11,234
- That is an increase of 461 from the July 31 figure
- As of July 30, 193 people in Michigan had been hospitalized in the outbreak
- Nationwide, the CDC had recorded 6,707 laboratory-confirmed cases of cyclosporiasis as of July 28
- More than 11,500 suspected cases are also awaiting further testing or investigation
Companies mentioned：密西根州衛生廳、美國疾病管制暨預防中心（CDC）
Japan | 環境省（6）
Results of the second call for applications from local governments seeking dispatches of decarbonization community development advisors for Reiwa 8, and details of the third call
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 15 projects selected
- Achieving carbon neutrality by 2050
- 46% reduction by fiscal 2030
Companies mentioned：環境省
Call for applications (second round) for the Reiwa 8 project to develop and demonstrate renewable energy-derived hydrogen supply chain models that enhance cost competitiveness
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Monday, August 3, Reiwa 8
- 15:00 on Friday, August 28 of the same year
Companies mentioned：環境省
Symposium on approaches to environmental impact assessment to promote solar power generation in harmony with local communities
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 150 in-person participants
- 800 online participants
- Decided in December 2025
Companies mentioned：環境省、経済産業省、三重県、一般社団法人 太陽光発電協会（JPEA）、一般社団法人 日本環境アセスメント協会（JEAS）、東邦大学
Registration of nature-positive sites and other sites in international databases
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 610 sites certified
- Area excluding overlap with protected areas: 10.0 thousand hectares
- OECM registered area: 64.6 thousand hectares
- Of the 23.1 thousand hectares
- 21.0% on land
- Of this, OECMs account for 0.2%
- 13.3% in marine areas
Companies mentioned：環境省、農林水産省、国土交通省、国連環境計画（UNEP）、国際自然保護連合（IUCN）、国連環境計画世界自然保護モニタリングセンター（UNEP-WCMC）
Results of selections for the Reiwa 8 Grant for Promoting Biodiversity Conservation (Biodiversity Conservation Promotion Support Project)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 40 new projects
- 64 ongoing projects
Companies mentioned：株式会社マイファーム
[Application period extended] Call for applications for the Reiwa 8 project to promote the introduction of green slow mobility and other initiatives
Summary not yet available
Facts
- From Friday, July 10, Reiwa 8
- 17:00 on Tuesday, August 25 of the same year
Companies mentioned：一般社団法人地域循環共生社会連携協会
Japan | 日本銀行（4）
Call for eligible counterparties for financial market operations in fiscal 2026
Summary not yet available
Facts
- FY2026
- August
- 3 days
Companies mentioned：日本銀行
[Press conference] Governor Ueda (July 31)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Uncollateralized overnight call rate at around 1.0%
- Proposal to raise the policy rate to around 1.25%
- For fiscal 2026, rising crude oil prices since early spring, influenced by the situation in the Middle East, will be a downward pressure, but
- The rate of increase is expected to rise to a level clearly above 2%. Thereafter
- It is expected to narrow its positive margin toward around 2%. In the meantime
Companies mentioned：日本銀行
Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices (July, full text)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A level clearly above 2%
- Narrowing the positive margin toward around 2%
- Original１バレル 80 ドル程度
- Fell to around $70
日銀 current account balance factors and money market operations (July results)
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Banknote factor
- Fiscal and other factors
- General fiscal
- Government bonds (over 1 year)
- Treasury bills
- Foreign exchange
- Other
- Funds surplus or shortage
- Money market operations (excluding the Loan Support Program)
- Government bond purchases
- Corporate bond purchases, etc.
- Climate Response Operations
- Supplementary supply of government bonds
- Banknotes outstanding at month-end
- Average banknotes outstanding during the month
- Current account balances
- Reserve balances
Companies mentioned：日銀、日本銀行金融市場局、Bank of Japan
Japan | 消費者庁（4）
小倉協同物産 “Hakata Bijin Salt-Pickled, Chopped Eggplant Salt-Pickled” (sold in Hiroshima and Kyushu by イオン九州, イズミ, 佐藤食品 and 永松慶三商店) - Refund/recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月31日
Companies mentioned：小倉協同物産、イオン九州、イズミ、佐藤食品、永松慶三商店
佐賀セントラル牧場 “TOMMYBEEFCURRY” (sold in Saga Prefecture by TOMMYBEEF, CENTRALBEEF, UPLIFT, 道の駅しろいし and JONAINORTH) - Refund/recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月31日
Companies mentioned：佐賀セントラル牧場、TOMMYBEEF、CENTRALBEEF、UPLIFT、JONAINORTH
やまぐち “Domestic Chopped Dried Sardines” - Refund/recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月31日
Companies mentioned：やまぐち
ユースキン製薬 “Yuskin Medical Lip Cream” - Recall
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Original対応開始日：2026年07月30日
Companies mentioned：ユースキン製薬
Taiwan | 內政部消防署（4）
【Recycling Facility Fire】【Fire at a recycling facility in Xinshi District, Tainan City, at 09:57 on the 2nd; fire extinguished at 21:19; no casualties】Final report
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Burned area: approximately 90 square meters
- 消防局 deployed 28 vehicles
- 73 people (62 firefighters, 11 volunteer firefighters)
- 工務局 provided support with 15 土方車
Companies mentioned：消防局、工務局、土方車、清潔隊、道通
【Residential Fire】【Fire at a home in Shangyi Village, Dapi Township, Yunlin County, at 17:43 on the 2nd; extinguished; no casualties】Initial (final) report
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 3-story reinforced-concrete building
- Burned area: approximately 100 square meters
- 消防局 deployed 12 vehicles and 22 people
【Government Vehicle Accident】Initial (final) report
Summary not yet available
Facts
- Motorcycle rider (male, age 21)
Companies mentioned：臺北市政府消防局、國泰醫院
【Facility Fire】【Fire at the TR2 conveyor belt transfer tower for outdoor coal transport at 台灣電力公司's Linkou Power Plant at 13:32 on the 2nd; extinguished; no casualties】Initial (final) report
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 4 stories tall
- Burned area: 7 square meters
- 30 vehicles
- 67 people
Companies mentioned：台灣電力公司
Taiwan | 鉅亨網（3）
737 Max 7 finally clears a major hurdle after nearly 10 years! Boeing shares surge as analyst sees them reaching $450
Boeing’s 737 Max 7 received FAA certification for the first time in 10 years, sending its stock soaring. BNP Paribas offered an optimistic outlook, setting a price target of $450.
Companies mentioned：西南航空、法國巴黎銀行、Baird、彭博
Apple clashes with the UK government again! Refuses to open access to users' encrypted cloud data
Apple filed a legal challenge to the UK government’s demand for access to users’ encrypted cloud data. The case symbolizes the clash between privacy protection and national security and is drawing international attention.
Broadcom fails in bid to block EU document probe! VMware antitrust case continues to heat up
U.S. semiconductor maker Broadcom failed in its bid to temporarily suspend the submission of documents in an EU antitrust investigation. The probe is related to its 2023 acquisition of VMware, and the dispute centers on the scope of legal privilege.
Companies mentioned：VMware
Japan | 金融庁（2）
Call for companies to participate in the 2026 fiscal year study group on good practices in the disclosure of narrative information
Summary not yet available
Facts
- FY2026
- Session 1: Reiwa 8, 09/28 (Mon), 14:30-16:30 Sustainability ① (climate change-related, individual themes) Session 2: Reiwa 8, 11/19 (Thu), 10:00-12:00 Sustainability ② (human capital, employee status) Session 3: Reiwa 8, 12/24 (Thu), 14:30-15:30 Business and other risks, management policies, business environment, and issues to be addressed, etc. Session 4: Reiwa 9, 02/17 (Wed), 15:30-17:30 Corporate governance status, etc.
Companies mentioned：金融庁
Promulgation of the Cabinet Office Order Partially Amending the Cabinet Office Order on Financial Instruments Business, etc., and Results of the Public Comment Process
Summary not yet available
Facts
- As a result, we received 3 comments.
- Starting April 10, Reiwa 8 (Friday)
- Through May 11, Reiwa 8 (Monday)
- Announced in September, Reiwa 7
Companies mentioned：日本証券業協会、金融庁
Taiwan | 中央研究院（2）
Condensing millions of years of stellar formation into an ink-wash animation, 中研院's Flowing Clouds and Running Water invited to exhibit at New York's “Beyond Digital”
Summary not yet available
Facts
- On display from June 25, 2026, at Pratt Manhattan Gallery (普拉特學院曼哈頓畫廊) in New York, U.S.
- The “Beyond Digital” exhibition will run through September 5, 2026.
- Original現實中的恆星形成過程動輒歷時數百萬年，《行雲流水》則將其濃縮於2分半鐘的動畫中
Companies mentioned：中研院、普拉特學院曼哈頓畫廊、Pratt Manhattan Gallery
Announcement of approved projects for the 115年度第2梯次 newly added key breakthrough seed program
Summary not yet available
Facts
- A total of 51 applications were submitted for the 115年度第2梯次 newly added key breakthrough seed program
- After review, 11 applications were approved
Companies mentioned：本院應用科學研究中心、本院關鍵議題研究中心、本院原子與分子科學研究所、本院生物化學研究所、本院生物多樣性研究中心、本院植物暨微生物學研究所、本院政治學研究所、本院社會學研究所、成均館大學、倫敦大學、漢普頓大學、臺北醫學大學
Japan | 消防庁（1）
Original長野県北部を震源とする地震について（第8報・R8.4.27更新）
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 長野県 104 104
Companies mentioned：長野県、大町市、長野市、消防庁
Japan | 宇宙航空研究開発機構（1）
Postponement of the launch of “Michibiki 7” aboard H3 rocket No. 9
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 2026 (Reiwa 8)
- Scheduled for August 7, 2026
- Typhoon No. 13
Companies mentioned：宇宙航空研究開発機構、JAXA
Taiwan | 國家實驗研究院（1）
Building a national-level marine research collaboration platform: Professor Liao Deyu takes over as director of 國研院's Ocean Center
Summary not yet available
Facts
- February 3, 2026
Companies mentioned：國研院、國家實驗研究院、台灣海洋科技研究中心、國立中山大學、美國自然歷史博物館、瑞典斯德哥爾摩大學、東沙國際海洋研究站、中華民國魚類學會、國際海洋研究會、海委會
Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心（1）
Online video claiming a “woman's bones were chewed into a honeycomb by parasites” has low credibility; common parasites in dogs and cats do not eat human bones
Summary not yet available
Facts
- 32-year-old woman
- Woman, age 23
Companies mentioned：查核中心、臺北醫學大學、鄭柏青、石金生、黃泓康