AI News 180m Report

2026-08-06 03:00–06:00 JST

147 received, 139 listed, 18 sources ・ Page 2 of 2

One place for news and notices from 2 countries/regions: Japan, 70 items from 9 sources; Taiwan, 69 items from 9 sources.

One edition every 180 minutes: every item from every source received in the period, with the original link.

Japan | 消費者庁 (continued)(8)

Originalメリードゥ ビューティ プロダクツ株式会社「OMG+ エイジングケア エアリー シャンプー」 - 回収

Published ・ Source Japan | 消費者庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Response start date: July 13, 2026

Companies mentioned:メリードゥ ビューティ プロダクツ株式会社

Japan | 厚生労働省(8)

Minutes of the 67th Designated Intractable Disease Review Committee, 厚生科学審議会 Disease Control Committee

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The number of patients is fewer than 100
  • The number of patients is 257, and
  • The number of patients is about 600, and
  • The number of patients is about 630, and
  • The number of patients is estimated to be fewer than 60,000
  • The number of patients is fewer than 10
  • Cure rate: 30–60%
  • Approximately 95% of patients are eligible
  • Approximately 82% of patients are eligible
  • Approximately 90% of patients are eligible
  • The proportion of eligible patients is 100%

Companies mentioned:厚生科学審議会、日本神経学会、日本脳神経外科学会

Minutes of the 6th Study Group on “Workers” under the Labor Standards Act

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Date and time: Reiwa 8, July 17 (Friday), 17:00–19:00

Companies mentioned:厚生労働省、労働基準局、労働条件政策課

The Pharmaceutical Affairs Council’s Subcommittee on Prescription Drugs Requiring Guidance and General-Use Drugs will meet

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Reiwa 8, August 19 (Wednesday)
  • 15:00 ~ 17:00

Minutes of the 93rd Labor Policy Council’s Working Life Subcommittee, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid Subcommittee

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Scheduled investment yield for the Construction Industry Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid System revised to 1.5%
  • Raise the scheduled investment yield from the current 1.3% to 1.5%
  • Monthly contributions for the general Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Retirement Allowance Mutual Aid System are capped at 30,000 yen

Companies mentioned:一般社団法人日本建設業連合会、一般社団法人全国建設業協会、全国森林組合連合会、全国中小企業団体中央会

Partnering with the film “Parallel and Perpendicular”

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Approximately 700 locations
  • Approximately 33,000 copies

Companies mentioned:厚生労働省、国立障害者リハビリテーションセンター、国立特別支援教育総合研究所、発達障害ナビポータル、映画『平行と垂直』製作委員会、東映ビデオ

Minutes of the 7th Study Group on Medical Assistance, Health Management Support and Other Matters

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 13:00~15:00

Companies mentioned:日本医師会、日本歯科医師会、九州大学、一橋大学、日本栄養大学、神戸大学、東大阪市、日本看護協会、日本薬剤師会、千葉市

Personnel and Labor Magazine, Regular Edition No. 190

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Health and Medical Care: Project to Promote Support for Organ Transplantation Systems

Published ・ Source Japan | 厚生労働省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Application period: August 5, 2026 (Wednesday)–September 4, 2026 (Friday)
  • Scheduled date for application of the implementation guidelines and project launch: October 1, 2026 (Thursday)

Companies mentioned:厚生労働省

Taiwan | 中央社 CNA(6)

Reuters: 伊朗 warns Gulf states that further US military action could endanger regional energy facilities

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 5 sources said
  • Original美國總統川普於7月28日威脅攻擊伊朗能源網絡與基礎設施

Companies mentioned:伊朗、美國、沙烏地阿拉伯、土耳其、卡達、巴基斯坦

伊朗 says it has agreed with 阿曼 on a shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz; whether the strait reopens depends on the United States

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 1 shipping route through the Strait of Hormuz

Companies mentioned:伊朗、阿曼、美国、伊朗通訊社(IRNA)、法新社

Heat wave sweeps Europe; Austria sets temperature record, Hungary cuts power use

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Temperatures in the town of Bad Deutsch-Altenburg reached 41.2 degrees Celsius
  • Temperatures in parts of Italy climbed to 40 degrees Celsius

Companies mentioned:GeoSphere Austria

Original民主黨進步派密西根州初選勝出 挾「左轉」聲勢挑戰建制派

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Original將於11月期中選舉對決共和黨籍前聯邦眾議員羅傑斯
  • Original在過去3次美國總統大選中,川普有2次拿下密西根州

Companies mentioned:民主黨、共和黨、路透社、以色列、川普、桑德斯、華倫、舒默、惠特梅爾、陸天娜、Super PAC

Left-wing candidate wins Michigan primary, fueling Democratic Party anxiety

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats will be contested
  • 41-year-old Egyptian American public health scholar Said
  • Stevens, a 4-term representative
  • Original29歲的衣索比亞移民基羅斯
  • Dijit, a 30-year congressional veteran

Companies mentioned:川普、民主社會主義者協會、密西根州、紐約市、科羅拉多州、俄勒岡、喬治亞、肯塔基、賓州、衣索比亞、以色列

Original川普「解放日」關稅已退還約1000億美元 占已收稅6成

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央社 CNA

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • About US$166 billion in related tariff revenue has been collected in total
  • 252,496 refund applications
  • Original2500多萬筆進口報關資料

Companies mentioned:川普、美國最高法院、美國國際貿易法庭、美國海關與邊境保護局、CAPE系統

Japan | 国土交通省(4)

Response concerning the decision on the appeal regarding the approval of the change to the passenger fare ceiling for 東日本旅客鉄道株式会社

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Reiwa 8, August 5
  • The Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism referred the matter to the Transport Council on May 27, Reiwa 8
  • The disposition approving the change to the passenger fare ceiling for 東日本旅客鉄道株式会社, issued by the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism on December 27, Reiwa 4

Companies mentioned:東日本旅客鉄道株式会社、JR東日本

Call for additional technologies to be listed in the construction startup technology catalog! Expanding information on products and services from construction startups

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Reiwa 8, August 5
  • Until 17:00

Companies mentioned:国土交通省、一般財団法人国土技術研究センター

Long-term plans for the Teshio, Kuji and Naka river systems revised to account for climate change: Reviewing basic river improvement policies that also take a watershed flood management approach

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • At the Hombetsu reference point: from 6,400m3/s to 7,000m3/s
  • At the Nayoro Ohashi reference point: from 3,300m3/s to 4,400m3/s
  • At the Makunbetsu reference point: from 1,800m3/s to 1,900m3/s

2 new infrastructure PPP candidate projects selected in Bangladesh! 8th Japan-Bangladesh Joint PPP Platform meeting held

Published ・ Source Japan | 国土交通省

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 2 new projects selected
  • Approximately 95 participants from Japan
  • Approximately 30 participants from Bangladesh

Companies mentioned:国土交通省、バングラデシュPPP庁、日バングラデシュPPP協議会会員企業、(独)国際協力機構

Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站(4)

共信-KY (6617): Announces on behalf of subsidiary 共信醫藥科技股份有限公司 that a case study on the investigational drug PTS100 for treating human liver tumors has been accepted for publication in the international academic journal Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Investigational drug PTS100

Companies mentioned:共信-KY、共信醫藥科技股份有限公司、Journal of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

耀登 (3138): Announces that the company has acquired a right-of-use asset from a related party

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:耀登

耀登 (3138): Announces and reports matters under Article 25, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 4 of the Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees by Public Companies

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:耀登

耀登 (3138): Subsidiary AUDEN TECHNO (BVI) CORPORATION’s extension of loans reaches the threshold under Article 22, Subparagraph 3 of the Regulations Governing Loaning of Funds and Making of Endorsements/Guarantees by Public Companies

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公開資訊觀測站

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:耀登、AUDEN TECHNO (BVI) CORPORATION

Japan | 金融庁(3)

Publication of the “Summary of Opinions from the 30th Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance”

Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • 30th Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance
  • Summary of Opinions from the 30th Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance (PDF: 2.1MB)
  • List of Members of the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance (PDF: 1.2MB)
  • Expanded rapidly over the past 5 or 6 years

Companies mentioned:金融庁、TNFD

[Event Cancellation Notice] Financial education event “Learning About Money for the Future with Wanysa in Asahikawa”

Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • August 22, Reiwa 8 (2026)
  • Original10時00分~16時30分
  • (2161-3 Midorimachi 23-chome, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 070-0823)
  • Phone: 0570-016811
  • (For IP phones: 03-5251-6811)
  • 金融庁 Tel. 03-3506-6000

Companies mentioned:イオンモール旭川西、金融庁

Organizational restructuring of 金融庁

Published ・ Source Japan | 金融庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • The measure will be implemented on August 7, when the Cabinet Order comes into force.

Companies mentioned:金融庁、証券取引等監視委員会、公認会計士・監査審査会、財務局

Taiwan | 公平交易委員會(3)

Architects’ association boycotts other groups serving as building permit review units; 公平會 imposes fine

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公平交易委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Also fined NT$500,000

Companies mentioned:桃園市建築師公會、桃園市建築學會、公平會

“Goddess-level” spa course claims to detoxify and burst fat cells? Fined for false advertising!

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公平交易委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Fubon Company, Hongmu Company and 伊麗絲美容館 each fined NT$50,000

Companies mentioned:富邦媒體科技股份有限公司、紘沐行銷有限公司、伊麗絲美容館、momo購物網

萬福生技有限公司 fined NT$200,000 for conducting multilevel marketing without filing a report

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 公平交易委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Fined NT$200,000

Companies mentioned:萬福生技有限公司

Japan | 日本銀行(2)

Summary of Opinions from the Monetary Policy Meeting (held June 15 and 16)

Published ・ Source Japan | 日本銀行

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:日本銀行

Factors Affecting Changes in Bank of Japan Current Account Balances (August estimate)

Published ・ Source Japan | 日本銀行

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Banknote factor
  • Fiscal and other factors
  • Government bonds, etc.
  • Treasury bills, etc.
  • Funds surplus or shortage

Companies mentioned:日本銀行

Taiwan | 鉅亨網(2)

[Financial results] GlobalFoundries rides AI tailwinds! Silicon photonics demand boosts second-quarter performance

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網

GlobalFoundries reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2026, with demand for silicon photonics chips rising amid growing demand from AI data centers. Revenue and adjusted earnings per share exceeded market forecasts, but free cash flow declined.

Companies mentioned:Tower Semiconductor

27-year veteran leads an exodus! Google loses 4 AI heavyweights; shares briefly fall more than 5% intraday

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 鉅亨網

Google substantially reshuffled the leadership of its AI division, assigning Hassabis to a strategic role while 4 people, including Dean, left to establish startups. The stock price temporarily fell more than 5%, fueling concerns about the company’s ability to maintain its AI lead.

Companies mentioned:OpenAI、Anthropic、Meta、Radical Ventures、Khosla Ventures

Japan | 消防庁(2)

Damage from the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake and response by fire departments and other organizations (Report No. 41, R8.8.5)

Published ・ Source Japan | 消防庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Deaths
  • Injured
  • Damage to homes
  • Evacuation order

Companies mentioned:消防庁、気象庁、熊本県、福岡県、大分県、鹿児島県、長崎県、佐賀県、岡山県、広島県、山口県、宮崎県

Damage from the Reiwa 8 Kumamoto Earthquake and response by fire departments and other organizations (Report No. 40, R8.8.5)

Published ・ Source Japan | 消防庁

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Deaths
  • Injured
  • Damage to homes

Companies mentioned:消防庁、気象庁、福岡県、熊本県、大分県、鹿児島県、佐賀県、長崎県、宮崎県、岡山県、広島県、山口県

Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會(1)

116-year Executive Yuan technology budget hits record NT$182.3 billion, advancing technology development toward a smart nation

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 國家科學及技術委員會

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Growth of about 9.47% compared with year 115
  • 大南方新矽谷: 8.4 billion
  • 晶創臺灣: 20.7 billion
  • Next-generation communications: 4.4 billion
  • Smart robotics: 2.2 billion
  • Space Program, Phase 三: 6.9 billion
  • Marine technology program: 2.2 billion
  • Net-zero technology: 10.8 billion
  • Technology for older adults: 1.6 billion

Companies mentioned:大南方新矽谷、晶創臺灣

Japan | PR TIMES(1)

Ouji Suzuka takes on his first ceramic artist role; SUENAGAグループ releases new commercial “The Young Ceramic Artist”; co-starring with promising young actor Maru Nouchi for the second consecutive year

Published ・ Source Japan | PR TIMES

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • Broadcasting will begin in Okayama, Hiroshima and Kagawa prefectures from Saturday, August 8, 2026
  • In addition to the 30-second version, a 120-second extended drama-style version of the commercial is also scheduled for release

Companies mentioned:SUENAGAグループ、岡山土地倉庫、トヨタレンタリース新岡山

Taiwan | 中央研究院(1)

Academia Sinica joins hands with 教育部 and four leading universities to launch a new model for cultivating research talent

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 中央研究院

Summary not yet available

Companies mentioned:中央研究院、教育部、臺灣大學、成功大學、清華大學、陽明交通大學、國立臺灣科學實驗高級中等學校籌備處

Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心(1)

Online claims that a traveler was prosecuted for photographing a propeller; in fact, phones are prohibited on certain aircraft models during flight, and the traveler was not penalized for taking photos

Published ・ Source Taiwan | 台灣事實查核中心

Summary not yet available

Facts

  • and paid 20,000 yuan to the public treasury
  • 19-seat DHC6-400 aircraft

Companies mentioned:德安航空、華信航空、立榮航空

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